Andaman Coucal vs Pavonine Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Dromococcyx pavoninus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Pavonine Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Dromococcyx pavoninus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 47,25 g (1.67 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Pavonine Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Pavonine Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, emphatic crowing call with harsh quality; resonant notes carrying well across open tropical forest edge.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Pavonine 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.

Pavonine Cuckoo

Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) — 26–30 cm. Rufous-brown above; barred tail; whitish underparts; bare facial skin. Inhabits humid Amazonian and Atlantic forest understorey from Venezuela south to Argentina. Brood parasite; crepuscular. Insectivore. Resembles Pheasant Cuckoo but smaller with distinctive peacock-eye tail spots when spread.

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