Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Channel-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris so với Scythrops novaehollandiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sulawesi Cuckoo Channel-billed Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cuculus crassirostris Scythrops novaehollandiae
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) 67,8 cm (26.7 in)
Khối Lượng 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 680,5 g (24.00 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Không

Channel-billed Cuckoo only

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, melodic call with musical quality; resonant notes building in pleasant sequence from forest perch.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Channel-billed 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

Channel-billed Cuckoo

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) — 58–65 cm; wingspan to 100 cm. The world's largest cuckoo; pale grey; enormous decurved horn-coloured bill; bare red orbital skin. Migratory; breeds in Australia and New Guinea; winters in Indonesia. Brood parasite targeting currawongs and magpies. Frugivore; disperses wild figs.

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