Grey-bellied Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Grey-bellied Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cacomantis passerinus Cuculus gularis
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 24,884999999999998 g (0.88 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Grey-bellied Cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, melodic call with musical resonant quality; rich notes building in sequence from forest canopy.

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

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Tuy

Grey-bellied Cuckoo: gray above; pale gray-white below; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; female has rufous morph; southern Asia

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

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) — 21–24 cm. Grey above; pale grey below; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits open woodland, forest edge, and scrub across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Brood parasite targeting tailorbirds, babblers, and other passerines. 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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