Olive-capped Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua olivaceiceps 对比 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Olive-capped Coua African Cuckoo
学名 Coua olivaceiceps Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 32.9 cm (13.0 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 182.0 g (6.42 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Olive-capped Coua only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Olive-capped Coua

鸣唱

Loud, harsh resonant call; penetrating notes carrying through tropical forest habitat in South 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

Olive-capped Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Olive-capped Coua

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

Olive-capped Coua

Olive-capped Coua (Coua olivaceiceps) — 40–44 cm. Grey-brown with an olive-grey cap replacing the rufous cap of the related Red-capped Coua; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits the southern semi-arid zone of Madagascar. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Red-capped Coua.

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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