Grey-bellied Cuckoo vs Andaman Coucal

Cacomantis passerinus مقارنةً بـ Centropus andamanensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Grey-bellied Cuckoo Andaman Coucal
الاسم العلمي Cacomantis passerinus Centropus andamanensis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 34,5 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 24,884999999999998 g (0.88 oz) 199,0 g (7.02 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Grey-bellied Cuckoo only

Andaman Coucal only

Song & Call Comparison

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, melodic call with musical resonant quality; rich notes building in sequence from forest canopy.

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

الريش

Grey-bellied Cuckoo: gray above; pale gray-white below; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; female has rufous morph; southern Asia

Andaman Coucal

About These Birds

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) — 21–24 cm. Grey above; pale grey below; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits open woodland, forest edge, and scrub across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Brood parasite targeting tailorbirds, babblers, and other passerines. 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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