Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris ile kıyaslandığında Cuculus solitarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sulawesi Cuckoo Red-chested Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cuculus crassirostris Cuculus solitarius
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 37,5 cm (14.8 in)
Ağırlık 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 75,83333333333333 g (2.67 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Red-chested Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Red-chested Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, haunting call with mournful quality; deep resonant notes echoing through dense African forest.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-chested Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Tuy

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

Red-chested Cuckoo

Tuy

Red-chested Cuckoo: gray above; rufous-orange breast; white belly; long dark graduated tail; red eye; bold rufous chest diagnostic

About These Birds

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.

Red-chested Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) — 28–32 cm. Grey above; orange-rufous breast; barred white belly; long tail; yellow orbital ring. Widespread in forest, woodland, and dense scrub across sub-Saharan Africa. Brood parasite targeting robin-chats and thrushes. Insectivore. Its three-note call — 'piet-my-vrou' in Afrikaans — is iconic.

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