Javan Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus nigrorufus 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Javan Coucal African Cuckoo
学名 Centropus nigrorufus Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 41.3 cm (16.3 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 244.4 g (8.62 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Javan Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Javan Coucal

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; clear resonant notes given repeatedly from dense forest in Southeast Asia.

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

Vulnerable

Javan Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Javan 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

Javan Coucal

贾鸦鹃 (Centropus nigrorufus),体长约40厘米。上体栗红色,翅膀深红棕色,下体黑色具蓝色光泽,尾长。眼红色,嘴粗壮。特有于印度尼西亚爪哇岛,种群数量稀少。栖息于低地雨林和沼泽林。以大型昆虫和小型动物为食。

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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