Black-billed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini so với Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Black-billed Coucal African Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus bernsteini Cuculus gularis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 37,2 cm (14.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Black-billed Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Coucal

Tiếng Hót

Loud, clear whistled call with carrying quality; rich musical notes audible through dense humid 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

Least Concern

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed Coucal

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

Black-billed Coucal

Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) — 40–44 cm. Rufous-chestnut back and wings; black head and underparts; all-black bill. Restricted to northern and western New Guinea in lowland forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore.

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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