Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo vs Andaman Coucal

Cacomantis castaneiventris مقارنةً بـ Centropus andamanensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Andaman Coucal
الاسم العلمي Cacomantis castaneiventris Centropus andamanensis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,1 cm (8.7 in) 34,5 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 31,5 g (1.11 oz) 199,0 g (7.02 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo only

بلا

Andaman Coucal only

Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying resonant call with chestnut-breasted quality; deep hollow notes carrying through Pacific forest.

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

Melodic, whistled phrase with clear quality; pure resonant notes carrying across African woodland habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

الريش

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo: rich chestnut breast; gray-brown above; pale belly; long dark tail; red orbital ring; bold chestnut breast

Andaman Coucal

About These Birds

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) — 20–24 cm. Grey above; bright chestnut breast and belly; grey chin; yellow orbital ring. Restricted to rainforest and forest edge of Cape York Peninsula, Australia, and southern New Guinea. Brood parasite targeting gerygones. Insectivore.

Andaman Coucal

Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis) — 42–47 cm. Chestnut back and wings; black head and underparts; long graduated tail. Endemic to the Andaman Islands, India, in forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Previously treated as a subspecies of Greater Coucal.

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