Black-billed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-billed Coucal African Cuckoo
学名 Centropus bernsteini Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 162.5 g (5.73 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Black-billed Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Coucal

鸣唱

Loud, clear whistled call with carrying quality; rich musical notes audible through dense humid forest.

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

Least Concern

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed Coucal

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

Black-billed Coucal

黑嘴褐翅鸦鹃,体长40–44厘米,棕栗色背部、黑色头部、全黑嘴,分布于新几内亚北部和西部。

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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