Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Lesser Cuckoo

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Cuculus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Lesser Cuckoo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Lesser Cuckoo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Cuculidae
Genus	Acacia	Cuculus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Cuculus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Lesser Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lesser Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.