Andaman Coucal vs Blue-faced Malkoha

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Blue-faced Malkoha
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 67,0 g (2.36 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Andaman Coucal only

Blue-faced Malkoha only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Blue-faced Malkoha

الغناء

Loud, raucous far-carrying call; harsh penetrating notes carrying well through dense forest habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Blue-faced 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.

Blue-faced Malkoha

Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) — 38–42 cm. Green and chestnut; vivid bare blue orbital skin; green bill. Inhabits dry scrub and forest edge across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Non-parasitic; builds a small cup nest in dense scrub. Insectivore and frugivore.

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