Andaman Coucal vs Red-billed Malkoha

Centropus andamanensis مقارنةً بـ Zanclostomus javanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Coucal Red-billed Malkoha
الاسم العلمي Centropus andamanensis Zanclostomus javanicus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
الوزن 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 115,5 g (4.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Coucal only

Red-billed Malkoha only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

الغناء

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

Red-billed Malkoha

الغناء

Sharp, staccato chip note; clean emphatic sound repeated rhythmically from dense tropical scrub habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Red-billed 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.

Red-billed Malkoha

Red-billed Malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) — 38–44 cm. Blue-green above with a rufous belly; bright red bill and bare red orbital skin; long white-tipped tail. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java. Non-parasitic. Insectivore feeding on large caterpillars and invertebrates.

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