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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Blue Coua	African Cuckoo
学名	Coua caerulea	Cuculus gularis
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	39.2 cm (15.4 in)	41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重	247.5 g (8.73 oz)	105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性	--	--
产卵数	1	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Blue Coua only

🏖️ Coastal

African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue Coua

鸣唱

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful notes carrying across broad dense tropical 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.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Blue Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue Coua

羽毛

Bernstein's Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Sulawesi island endemic species

African Cuckoo

羽毛

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

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About These Birds

Blue Coua

蓝马岛鹃（Coua caerulea）— 马达加斯加西北部和西部森林特有的地栖杜鹃。鲜艳的蓝色羽毛和红色眼圈为特征。

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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