Smooth-billed Ani vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Crotophaga ani ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Smooth-billed Ani Sulawesi Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Crotophaga ani Cuculus crassirostris
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 28,8 cm (11.3 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Ağırlık 125,375 g (4.42 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Beslenme Insectivore following cattle herds; eats grasshoppers, beetles, and hairy caterpillars flushed by grazers. Also takes … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Smooth-billed Ani only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Smooth-billed Ani

Şarkı

Rapid, bubbling call with liquid quality; pleasant gurgling notes cascading quickly from dense grassland cover.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Geographic Range & Migration

Smooth-billed Ani

Found from Florida and the Caribbean through Central and South America to Argentina. Resident in open habitats.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Smooth-billed Ani

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Smooth-billed Ani

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Tuy

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Smooth-billed Ani

A medium-sized, all-black cuckoo (33-36 cm) with a distinctive high-keeled bill and long tail. Found from Florida and the Caribbean through South America. Gregarious, forming flocks. Omnivore, following cattle for disturbed insects. Communal nester with up to 29 eggs in one nest.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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