Red-fronted Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua reynaudii so với Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red-fronted Coua African Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Coua reynaudii Cuculus gularis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Khối Lượng 148,5 g (5.24 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Red-fronted Coua only

Không

African Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

Tiếng Hót

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in 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

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

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

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. 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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