White-browed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus superciliosus 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-browed Coucal African Cuckoo
学名 Centropus superciliosus Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 31.6 cm (12.4 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 165.0 g (5.82 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-browed Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

White-browed Coucal

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes audible far across dense humid tropical 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

Least Concern

White-browed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

White-browed 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

White-browed Coucal

白眉鸦鹃 (Centropus superciliosus),体长约40厘米。具醒目的白色眉纹,上体栗色,下体白色,翅红褐色,尾长。眼红色。分布于东非和南非的灌丛地带。以昆虫、蜥蜴和小型哺乳动物为食。

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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