Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis castaneiventris ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cacomantis castaneiventris Cuculus gularis
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,1 cm (8.7 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 31,5 g (1.11 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying resonant call with chestnut-breasted quality; deep hollow notes carrying through Pacific forest.

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

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Tuy

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo: rich chestnut breast; gray-brown above; pale belly; long dark tail; red orbital ring; bold chestnut breast

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

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) — 20–24 cm. Grey above; bright chestnut breast and belly; grey chin; yellow orbital ring. Restricted to rainforest and forest edge of Cape York Peninsula, Australia, and southern New Guinea. Brood parasite targeting gerygones. 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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