Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Carpococcyx renauldi so với Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo African Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Carpococcyx renauldi Cuculus gularis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 55,7 cm (21.9 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Không

African Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich clear notes audible through dense tropical Southeast Asian forest.

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

Endangered

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Coral-billed Ground-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

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx renauldi) — 55–60 cm. Dark olive-brown above; pale greyish below; vivid coral-red bill and bare facial skin; long tail. Inhabits dense primary forest floor of mainland Southeast Asia from Myanmar to southern China. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Rare and poorly known; Near Threatened.

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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