Andaman Coucal vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Morococcyx erythropygus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Lesser Ground-cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Morococcyx erythropygus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Andaman Coucal only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

الغناء

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-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.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) — 28 cm. Brown above; chestnut rump; whitish underparts; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits dry and semi-arid scrub from Mexico to Costa Rica. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest in low shrubs. Runs on the ground hunting large insects, lizards, and amphibians. Monotypic genus endemic to Mesoamerica.

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