African Cuckoo vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis ile kıyaslandığında Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Cuckoo Thick-billed Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cuculus gularis Pachycoccyx audeberti
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 41,8 cm (16.5 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Ağırlık 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
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Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Cuckoo only

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Thick-billed Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Şarkı

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Least Concern

Thick-billed Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

Tuy

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

Thick-billed Cuckoo

About These Birds

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.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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