Andaman Coucal vs Lesser Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Lesser Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Cuculus poliocephalus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 30,8 cm (12.1 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 51,5 g (1.82 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Lesser Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Lesser Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Lesser Cuckoo

الريش

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common Cuckoo

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.

Lesser Cuckoo

Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) — 25–28 cm. Grey above; whitish below with black barring; yellow orbital ring; long tail. Migratory; breeds across South and East Asia from Afghanistan to Japan; winters to East Africa and South Asia. Brood parasite targeting warblers. Insectivore.

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