Andaman Coucal vs Madagascar Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus rochii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Madagascar Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Cuculus rochii
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 32,7 cm (12.9 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 62,0 g (2.19 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Madagascar Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Madagascar Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Madagascar.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Madagascar Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Madagascar Cuckoo

الريش

Madagascar Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; Madagascar migratory species

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.

Madagascar Cuckoo

Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii) — 26–29 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring. Summer visitor to Madagascar; winters to East Africa. Brood parasite targeting Madagascar warblers and other small passerines. Insectivore. The only truly migratory cuckoo of the Western Indian Ocean region.

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