Andaman Coucal vs Red-capped Coua

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Coua ruficeps

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Red-capped Coua
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Coua ruficeps
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 32,8 cm (12.9 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 172,66666666666666 g (6.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Red-capped Coua only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Red-capped Coua

الغناء

Loud, harsh call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense tropical forest habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Red-capped 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-capped Coua

Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps) — 39–42 cm. Grey body with a distinctive rufous-red cap; bare blue orbital skin; long white-tipped tail. Found in the western and northern deciduous forests and scrub of Madagascar. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Fairly common within suitable dry-forest habitat.

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