Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris 对比 Cuculus poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sulawesi Cuckoo Lesser Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus crassirostris Cuculus poliocephalus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 41.2 cm (16.2 in) 30.8 cm (12.1 in)
体重 85.0 g (3.00 oz) 51.5 g (1.82 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Lesser Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Lesser Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

保护状况

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

羽毛

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Lesser Cuckoo

羽毛

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common Cuckoo

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

桑义赫杜鹃(Cuculus crassirostris)— 苏拉威西北部桑义赫群岛特有的杜鹃。粗嘴为特征。栖息于森林的稀有种。

Lesser Cuckoo

小杜鹃(Cuculus poliocephalus)— 在南亚至东亚夏季繁殖的杜鹃。叫声响亮。托卵性。

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