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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo	Scale-feathered Malkoha
学名	Hierococcyx bocki	Lepidogrammus cumingi
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	35.9 cm (14.1 in)	31.6 cm (12.4 in)
体重	137.0 g (4.83 oz)	167.175 g (5.90 oz)
食性	--	--
产卵数	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo only

无

Scale-feathered Malkoha only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

鸣唱

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

Scale-feathered Malkoha

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying whistled call; pure melodic notes resonating through dense tropical forest canopy.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Least Concern

Scale-feathered Malkoha

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Scale-feathered Malkoha

羽毛

Large Green-billed Malkoha: large; green above; pale buff below; very large green bill; bare red facial skin; long green-glossed tail

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About These Birds

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。

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Scale-feathered Malkoha (Lepidogrammus cumingi) — 40–45 cm. Unique among malkohas for the male's scaly white-tipped breast feathers; green above; bare red orbital skin. Endemic to the Philippines (Luzon and nearby islands). Inhabits forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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