African Cuckoo vs Mentawai Malkoha

Cuculus gularis 对比 Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Cuckoo Mentawai Malkoha
学名 Cuculus gularis Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 41.8 cm (16.5 in) 33.5 cm (13.2 in)
体重 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 154.0 g (5.43 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Cuckoo only

Mentawai Malkoha only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Mentawai Malkoha

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes carrying through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

保护状况

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Least Concern

Mentawai Malkoha

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

羽毛

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

Mentawai Malkoha

About These Birds

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.

Mentawai Malkoha

Mentawai Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus) — 40–45 cm. Green and chestnut malkoha; opalescent bronze-green tail; bare orbital skin. Endemic to the Mentawai Islands off Sumatra, Indonesia. Restricted to primary and secondary forest. Non-parasitic. Insectivore. Vulnerable due to its small island range.

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