Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis virescens so với Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cacomantis virescens Cuculus gularis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo only

Không

African Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes given repeatedly from forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

African Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall African forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo: olive-brown above; pale buff below; long dark tail; yellow-green eye-ring; Sulawesi endemic brush cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

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

About These Birds

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo

Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis virescens) — 22–25 cm. Brown-olive above; rufous-buff below; yellow orbital skin; graduated tail. Endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Brood parasite. Insectivore.

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.

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