Andaman Coucal vs Scale-feathered Malkoha

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Lepidogrammus cumingi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Scale-feathered Malkoha
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Lepidogrammus cumingi
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 167,175 g (5.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Scale-feathered Malkoha only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Scale-feathered Malkoha

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying whistled call; pure melodic notes resonating through dense tropical forest canopy.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Scale-feathered Malkoha

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.

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Scale-feathered Malkoha (Lepidogrammus cumingi) — 40–45 cm. Unique among malkohas for the male's scaly white-tipped breast feathers; green above; bare red orbital skin. Endemic to the Philippines (Luzon and nearby islands). Inhabits forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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