Indian Cuckoo vs Pavonine Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 对比 Dromococcyx pavoninus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Pavonine Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Dromococcyx pavoninus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 25.6 cm (10.1 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 47.25 g (1.67 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Cuckoo only

Pavonine Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

鸣唱

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

Pavonine Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, emphatic crowing call with harsh quality; resonant notes carrying well across open tropical forest edge.

保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Pavonine Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

羽毛

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Pavonine Cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

印度杜鹃(Cuculus micropterus)— 分布于南亚和东南亚森林的杜鹃。具独特多音节鸣声。托卵性。

Pavonine Cuckoo

Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) — 26–30 cm. Rufous-brown above; barred tail; whitish underparts; bare facial skin. Inhabits humid Amazonian and Atlantic forest understorey from Venezuela south to Argentina. Brood parasite; crepuscular. Insectivore. Resembles Pheasant Cuckoo but smaller with distinctive peacock-eye tail spots when spread.

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