Andaman Coucal vs Himalayan Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus saturatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Himalayan Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Cuculus saturatus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 94,86666666666667 g (3.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Himalayan Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Himalayan Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying call; resonant notes given from tall Himalayan forest canopy at dawn. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Himalayan Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Himalayan Cuckoo

الريش

Himalayan Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; Himalayan high-altitude 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.

Himalayan Cuckoo

Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) — 31–33 cm. Grey above; warm buff-barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; long tail. Breeds in Himalayan and Chinese mountain forest; winters to Southeast Asia. Brood parasite targeting bush-warblers. Insectivore.

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