Andaman Coucal vs Running Coua

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Coua cursor

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Running Coua
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Coua cursor
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 26,3 cm (10.4 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 110,5 g (3.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Andaman Coucal only

Running Coua only

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Running Coua

الغناء

Loud, shrill call with penetrating quality; high resonant notes carrying powerfully through dense forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Running 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.

Running Coua

Running Coua (Coua cursor) — 38–42 cm. Pale grey-brown above; whitish below; bare blue-and-red orbital skin; long tail held upright; strongly terrestrial. Restricted to the arid south and southwest of Madagascar in sandy scrub and dry thicket. Non-parasitic; runs rapidly across open ground. Omnivore.

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