Indian Cuckoo vs Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 对比 Hierococcyx bocki

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Hierococcyx bocki
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 35.9 cm (14.1 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 137.0 g (4.83 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Cuckoo only

Dark Hawk-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.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-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

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

羽毛

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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。

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

马来亚鹰鹃分布于马来西亚半岛、苏门答腊和婆罗洲的热带雨林。体羽棕褐,下体具条纹,与同属其他种相似。以昆虫为主食,具嘈杂的鸣声,是巢寄生鸟类,将卵产在其他鸟类巢中。

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