Pied Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus ateralbus ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Pied Coucal African Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Centropus ateralbus Cuculus gularis
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 42,0 cm (16.5 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 336,75 g (11.88 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Pied Coucal only

Hiçbiri

African Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Pied Coucal

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying cooing call; deep resonant notes given repeatedly from tall forest tree in Africa.

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

Pied Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Pied Coucal

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

Pied Coucal

Pied Coucal (Centropus ateralbus) — 55–60 cm. Striking black-and-white coucal; glossy black wings and tail; pure white head, neck, and underparts. Restricted to New Britain and nearby islands (Papua New Guinea) in forest edge and secondary growth. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and small vertebrates. Status locally secure.

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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