Rusty-breasted Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis sepulcralis 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rusty-breasted Cuckoo African Cuckoo
学名 Cacomantis sepulcralis Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 31.95 g (1.13 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

鸣唱

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

African Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall African forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

羽毛

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo: rusty-rufous breast; gray-brown above; pale belly; long dark tail; red eye-ring; bold rusty breast color

African Cuckoo

羽毛

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

About These Birds

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

锈胸杜鹃,体长22–25厘米,分布于马来半岛、巽他群岛和菲律宾。

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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