Andaman Coucal vs Red-fronted Coua

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Coua reynaudii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Red-fronted Coua
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Coua reynaudii
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 27,0 cm (10.6 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 148,5 g (5.24 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Red-fronted Coua only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Red-fronted Coua

الغناء

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Red-fronted 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.

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. Omnivore.

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