Indian Cuckoo vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus в сравнении с Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Indian Cuckoo Thick-billed Cuckoo
Научное название Cuculus micropterus Pachycoccyx audeberti
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Масса 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
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Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Indian Cuckoo only

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Thick-billed Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

Пение

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Пение

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Thick-billed Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

Оперение

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Thick-billed Cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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