Plaintive Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Cacomantis merulinus 对比 Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Plaintive Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
学名 Cacomantis merulinus Cuculus crassirostris
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
体重 25.75 g (0.91 oz) 85.0 g (3.00 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Plaintive Cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Plaintive Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep notes given from dense forest canopy in Africa. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

鸣唱

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

保护状况

Least Concern

Plaintive Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Plaintive Cuckoo

羽毛

Plaintive Cuckoo: gray-brown above; rufous-orange below; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; sexually dimorphic rufous morph females

Sulawesi Cuckoo

羽毛

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

About These Birds

Plaintive Cuckoo

哀鸣杜鹃,体长20–24厘米,分布于南亚和东南亚,为巢寄生鸟类,鸣声为下行哨声。

Sulawesi Cuckoo

桑义赫杜鹃(Cuculus crassirostris)— 苏拉威西北部桑义赫群岛特有的杜鹃。粗嘴为特征。栖息于森林的稀有种。

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