Banded Bay Cuckoo vs Andaman Coucal

Cacomantis sonneratii مقارنةً بـ Centropus andamanensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Banded Bay Cuckoo Andaman Coucal
الاسم العلمي Cacomantis sonneratii Centropus andamanensis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,5 cm (8.5 in) 34,5 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 32,95 g (1.16 oz) 199,0 g (7.02 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Banded Bay Cuckoo only

بلا

Andaman Coucal only

Song & Call Comparison

Banded Bay Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, resonant call with raucous quality; harsh carrying notes given from tropical forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Banded Bay Cuckoo

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

How to Tell Them Apart

Banded Bay Cuckoo

الريش

Banded Bay Cuckoo: rufous bay-brown above; pale below with dark barring; supercilium; long barred tail; banded underparts pattern

Andaman Coucal

About These Birds

Banded Bay Cuckoo

Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) — 22–25 cm. Brown above with rufous barring; white below with heavy brown barring; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits forest and forest edge from India through Southeast Asia to the Lesser Sundas. Brood parasite targeting warblers and babblers. 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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