Little Bronze-cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Chalcites minutillus 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Little Bronze-cuckoo African Cuckoo
学名 Chalcites minutillus Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 18.6 cm (7.3 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 18.98 g (0.67 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Little Bronze-cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Little Bronze-cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep melodic notes audible 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

Little Bronze-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Little Bronze-cuckoo

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

Little Bronze-cuckoo

小铜色杜鹃 (Chalcites minutillus),体长约14厘米,为杜鹃科体型最小的种类之一。上体铜绿色,下体白色具横纹,尾具白色端斑。分布于澳大利亚北部、新几内亚和东南亚部分岛屿。为巢寄生鸟类。

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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