Andaman Coucal vs Common Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus canorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Common Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Cuculus canorus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 116,25 g (4.10 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-18
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Common Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Common Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying iconic call; descending cuckoo notes audible at great distance across European landscape.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Common Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Common Cuckoo

الريش

Common Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark graduated tail; yellow eye-ring; brood parasite; widespread

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.

Common Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; white below with black barring; pointed wings; yellow orbital ring; long tail. Palearctic breeder from Britain to Japan; winters in sub-Saharan Africa. Brood parasite targeting 100+ host species. Insectivore specialising in hairy caterpillars. The quintessential herald of European spring.

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