Indian Cuckoo vs Red-billed Malkoha

Cuculus micropterus 对比 Zanclostomus javanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Red-billed Malkoha
学名 Cuculus micropterus Zanclostomus javanicus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 28.8 cm (11.3 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 115.5 g (4.07 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Cuckoo only

Red-billed Malkoha 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.

Red-billed Malkoha

鸣唱

Sharp, staccato chip note; clean emphatic sound repeated rhythmically from dense tropical scrub habitat.

保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Malkoha

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

Red-billed Malkoha

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。

Red-billed Malkoha

Red-billed Malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) — 38–44 cm. Blue-green above with a rufous belly; bright red bill and bare red orbital skin; long white-tipped tail. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java. Non-parasitic. Insectivore feeding on large caterpillars and invertebrates.

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