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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Western Koel	Thick-billed Cuckoo
学名	Eudynamys scolopaceus	Pachycoccyx audeberti
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	39.3 cm (15.5 in)	44.1 cm (17.4 in)
体重	230.0 g (8.11 oz)	104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性	--	--
产卵数	2-3	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Western Koel only

无

Thick-billed Cuckoo only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Western Koel

鸣唱

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

Thick-billed Cuckoo

鸣唱

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Western Koel

Least Concern

Thick-billed Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Western Koel

羽毛

Shining Bronze-cuckoo: brilliant iridescent golden-green above; white barred below; bronze-green head; reddish eye; small size

Thick-billed Cuckoo

羽毛

Long-tailed Koel: males blue-black; females barred brown; very long tail; red eye; Pacific island koel; strongly dimorphic

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About These Birds

Western Koel

西方噪鹃，体长39-46厘米。雄鸟全身黑亮，眼红色。分布于南亚至东南亚大陆。巢寄生性。

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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