Buff-headed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus milo เปรียบเทียบกับ Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Buff-headed Coucal African Cuckoo
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Centropus milo Cuculus gularis
อันดับ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cuculidae Cuculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 52.8 cm (20.8 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 766.0 g (27.02 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Buff-headed Coucal only

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African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Buff-headed Coucal

เสียงร้อง

Deep, resonant booming call; powerful hollow notes carrying far across Melanesian lowland forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

African Cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Buff-headed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-headed Coucal

African Cuckoo

ขนนก

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

About These Birds

Buff-headed Coucal

Buff-headed Coucal (Centropus milo) — 58–65 cm. Massive coucal; jet-black body; pale buff-yellow head and neck; heavy decurved bill. Endemic to the Solomon Islands in lowland forest and dense scrub. Non-parasitic; builds a domed grass nest. Omnivore hunting large insects, lizards, frogs, and small mammals. One of the largest coucals globally.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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