Andaman Coucal vs Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Hierococcyx hyperythrus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx hyperythrus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 39,7 cm (15.6 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 120,15 g (4.24 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

الريش

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; white below with rufous streaking; hawk-like; long tail; yellow eye-ring; northern Asia

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.

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus) — 29–32 cm. Grey above; rufous-orange breast graduating to barred belly; barred tail. Breeds in Russia and Korea; winters to Southeast Asia. Brood parasite targeting bush-warblers and flycatchers. Insectivore. Long-distance migrant.

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