Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Coccyzus vieilloti so với Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo African Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Coccyzus vieilloti Cuculus gularis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 26,4 cm (10.4 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 86,0 g (3.03 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo only

Không

African Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, clear whistled call; pure melodic notes carrying through dense humid forest in Southeast Asia.

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

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Puerto Rican Lizard-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

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) — 38–43 cm. Brown above; grey-buff below; bare red orbital skin; long tail with white spots. Endemic to Puerto Rico in forest and wooded habitat. Non-parasitic; hunts lizards, insects, and nestlings. Considered Vulnerable due to limited range and habitat loss.

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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