Oriental Cuckoo vs Red-chested Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

Medium99 gForest

It is 30–32 centimetres long with a wingspan of 51–57 centimetres and a weight of 73–156 grams. The adult male has a grey head, breast and upperparts. The belly is creamy-white with dark bars. The vent is frequently buff with few markings. The legs and feet are orange-yellow and there is a bare yellow ring around the eye. Adult females and juveniles occur in two morphs. The grey morph is similar to the male but has a brownish wash on the breast. The rufous morph is reddish-brown above, paler on the underparts and with strong dark bands all over including the rump. The common cuckoo (C.

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Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Medium77 gForest

The red-chested cuckoo is a medium-size cuckoo about 31 cm (12.2 in) in length. The male has slate-grey upper parts, pale grey throat and sides of head and dark grey tail tipped with white. The breast is rufous or cinnamon, often with barring, and the belly is creamy-white or pale buff. The female is similar but the colour of the breast is duller and with variable amounts of barring.

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Recorded by paulo kivuyo · Call · Mto Wa Mbu, Karatu, Arusha Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY 4.0

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