Ash-colored Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Coccycua cinerea ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ash-colored Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Coccycua cinerea Cuculus gularis
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Ağırlık 43,760000000000005 g (1.54 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Ash-colored Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes given from tall forest tree in Southeast Asia. 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

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ash-colored Cuckoo

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

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) — 22–25 cm. Grey above; paler grey below; tail with white-tipped feathers; slim bill. Inhabits scrub, thorny forest, and dense secondary growth across southern South America from Bolivia and Brazil to Argentina. Non-parasitic. 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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