Smooth-billed Ani vs Indian Cuckoo

Crotophaga ani so với Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Smooth-billed Ani Indian Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Crotophaga ani Cuculus micropterus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 28,8 cm (11.3 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Khối Lượng 125,375 g (4.42 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Insectivore following cattle herds; eats grasshoppers, beetles, and hairy caterpillars flushed by grazers. Also takes … --
Số Trứng 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

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Indian Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Smooth-billed Ani

Tiếng Hót

Rapid, bubbling call with liquid quality; pleasant gurgling notes cascading quickly from dense grassland cover.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Smooth-billed Ani

Found from Florida and the Caribbean through Central and South America to Argentina. Resident in open habitats.

Indian Cuckoo

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Smooth-billed Ani

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Smooth-billed Ani

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

Smooth-billed Ani

A medium-sized, all-black cuckoo (33-36 cm) with a distinctive high-keeled bill and long tail. Found from Florida and the Caribbean through South America. Gregarious, forming flocks. Omnivore, following cattle for disturbed insects. Communal nester with up to 29 eggs in one nest.

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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