Sumatran Ground-cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Carpococcyx viridis so với Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sumatran Ground-cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Carpococcyx viridis Cuculus micropterus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Critically Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Khối Lượng 495,7 g (17.49 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo only

Không

Indian Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant whistled call; melodic notes with carrying quality audible through dense woodland habitat.

Indian Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Critically Endangered

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

About These Birds

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) — 52–58 cm. Bronzy-green above; pale buff below; bare red-and-yellow facial skin; long decurved bill; heavy build. Critically Endangered; restricted to lowland forest of Sumatra. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Known from very few records; one of the rarest cuckoos in the world.

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

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