Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Coccyzus vieilloti 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo African Cuckoo
学名 Coccyzus vieilloti Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.4 cm (10.4 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 86.0 g (3.03 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, clear whistled call; pure melodic notes carrying through dense humid 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

Least Concern

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Puerto Rican Lizard-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

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

波多黎各蜥蜴杜鹃(Coccyzus vieilloti)体长38-43厘米。上体褐色;下体灰黄褐色;裸露红色眼眶皮肤;长尾。为波多黎各特有种,以蜥蜴和昆虫为食,栖息于岛屿的干旱和湿润森林中。

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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