Andaman Coucal vs Blue Coua

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Coua caerulea

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Blue Coua
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Coua caerulea
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 39,2 cm (15.4 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 247,5 g (8.73 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Blue Coua only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Blue Coua

الغناء

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful notes carrying across broad dense tropical forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Blue Coua

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.

Blue Coua

Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) — 48–50 cm. Almost entirely brilliant ultramarine blue with a bare blue facial patch; long tail. Inhabits humid eastern rainforest of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest. Omnivore; eats insects, chameleons, fruits, and seeds. One of Madagascar's most strikingly coloured birds.

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