Indian Cuckoo vs Pallid Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 对比 Heteroscenes pallidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Pallid Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Heteroscenes pallidus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 90.5 g (3.19 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Cuckoo only

Pallid 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.

Pallid Cuckoo

鸣唱

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

保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Pallid 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

Pallid Cuckoo

羽毛

Pallid Cuckoo: pale gray-brown above; white-cream below; long graduated gray-brown tail; yellow eye-ring; no barring; plain 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。

Pallid Cuckoo

淡色灰伯劳分布于印度次大陆的干旱林地和灌丛。体羽淡灰,翅具黑白斑纹,具黑色贯眼纹。以昆虫和小型脊椎动物为食,具伯劳典型的将猎物刺穿枝刺储存的行为。常栖于开阔视野高处守候猎物。

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