Ivory-billed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus menbeki so với Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Ivory-billed Coucal African Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus menbeki Cuculus gularis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 43,6 cm (17.2 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 461,25 g (16.27 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Ivory-billed Coucal only

Không

African Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Ivory-billed Coucal

Tiếng Hót

Harsh, far-carrying call with deep quality; resonant rough notes carrying across African lowland 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

Ivory-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ivory-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

Ivory-billed Coucal

Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki) — 60–68 cm. Very large; blackish-brown overall with a pale ivory-coloured heavy bill; long graduated tail. Found in forest and tall secondary growth of New Guinea and Aru Islands. Non-parasitic; builds an enclosed grass nest. Omnivorous; takes large invertebrates, lizards, frogs, and small mammals.

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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