Andaman Coucal vs Long-tailed Koel

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Urodynamis taitensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Long-tailed Koel
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Urodynamis taitensis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 34,4 cm (13.5 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 113,5 g (4.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Long-tailed Koel only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Long-tailed Koel

الغناء

Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low notes carrying through dense tropical forest in Southeast Asia.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Long-tailed Koel

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.

Long-tailed Koel

Long-tailed Koel (Urodynamis taitensis) — 40–43 cm; tail up to 22 cm. Slender; brown above with white spots; pale underparts with brown streaking; very long pointed tail. Migrates from New Zealand and Pacific islands to Melanesia and Micronesia. Brood parasite targeting reed-warblers. Frugivore and insectivore.

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