Andaman Coucal vs Green-billed Coucal

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Centropus chlororhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Green-billed Coucal
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Centropus chlororhynchos
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 244,4 g (8.62 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Green-billed Coucal only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Green-billed Coucal

الغناء

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

About These Birds

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.

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

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