Pheasant Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus phasianinus ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Pheasant Coucal African Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Centropus phasianinus Cuculus gularis
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 49,8 cm (19.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 331,5 g (11.69 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Pheasant Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Pheasant Coucal

Şarkı

Harsh, chattering call with coarse quality; rapid series of rough notes delivered from tropical forest perch.

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

Pheasant Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Pheasant 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

Pheasant Coucal

Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus) — 55–70 cm. Very long-tailed; black head and underparts in breeding; streaked brown in non-breeding; rufous wings. Found in tall grass, cane fields, and scrub across Australia and New Guinea. Non-parasitic; builds a large domed grass nest. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator.

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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