Sumatran Ground-cuckoo vs Andaman Coucal

Carpococcyx viridis مقارنةً بـ Centropus andamanensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sumatran Ground-cuckoo Andaman Coucal
الاسم العلمي Carpococcyx viridis Centropus andamanensis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 34,5 cm (13.6 in)
الوزن 495,7 g (17.49 oz) 199,0 g (7.02 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo only

بلا

Andaman Coucal only

Song & Call Comparison

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

الغناء

Deep, resonant whistled call; melodic notes with carrying quality audible through dense woodland habitat.

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

About These Birds

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) — 52–58 cm. Bronzy-green above; pale buff below; bare red-and-yellow facial skin; long decurved bill; heavy build. Critically Endangered; restricted to lowland forest of Sumatra. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Known from very few records; one of the rarest cuckoos in the world.

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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