Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Pallid Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris ile kıyaslandığında Heteroscenes pallidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sulawesi Cuckoo Pallid Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cuculus crassirostris Heteroscenes pallidus
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 37,2 cm (14.6 in)
Ağırlık 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 90,5 g (3.19 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Pallid Cuckoo only

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.

Pallid Cuckoo

Şarkı

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Pallid 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

Pallid Cuckoo

Tuy

Pallid Cuckoo: pale gray-brown above; white-cream below; long graduated gray-brown tail; yellow eye-ring; no barring; plain cuckoo

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.

Pallid Cuckoo

Pallid Cuckoo (Heteroscenes pallidus) — 28–33 cm. Pale grey-brown above; whitish below with faint spotting; graduated tail; yellow orbital ring; notched bill. Widespread across Australia in woodland, open scrub, and grassland. Migratory. Brood parasite targeting a wide range of passerine hosts. Insectivore specialising in hairy caterpillars.

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