Moluccan Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis aeruginosus ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Moluccan Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cacomantis aeruginosus Cuculus gularis
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,4 cm (8.8 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 35,8 g (1.26 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Moluccan Cuckoo only

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African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Moluccan Cuckoo

Şarkı

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

African Cuckoo

Şarkı

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Moluccan Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Moluccan Cuckoo

Tuy

Moluccan Cuckoo: dark olive-brown above; pale buff below; long dark graduated tail; yellow eye-ring; Moluccan island endemic

African Cuckoo

Tuy

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

About These Birds

Moluccan Cuckoo

Moluccan Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus) — 22–25 cm. Brown above with greenish gloss; pale buff-rufous below; yellow orbital ring. Endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Brood parasite. Insectivore.

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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