Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Channel-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris ile kıyaslandığında Scythrops novaehollandiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sulawesi Cuckoo Channel-billed Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cuculus crassirostris Scythrops novaehollandiae
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 67,8 cm (26.7 in)
Ağırlık 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 680,5 g (24.00 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Channel-billed 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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, melodic call with musical quality; resonant notes building in pleasant sequence from forest perch.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Channel-billed 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

Channel-billed 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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) — 58–65 cm; wingspan to 100 cm. The world's largest cuckoo; pale grey; enormous decurved horn-coloured bill; bare red orbital skin. Migratory; breeds in Australia and New Guinea; winters in Indonesia. Brood parasite targeting currawongs and magpies. Frugivore; disperses wild figs.

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