Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris so với Hierococcyx nisicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sulawesi Cuckoo Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cuculus crassirostris Hierococcyx nisicolor
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Khối Lượng 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 81,1 g (2.86 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Không

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call; harsh penetrating notes building in rapid excited sequence from forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; pale below with rufous barring; hawk-mimic; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; distinctive whistle

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) — 28–31 cm. Grey-brown above; pale below with rufous streaking; barred tail. Inhabits montane forest from the eastern Himalayas through Southeast Asia to China. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Named for its loud, persistent whistle.

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