Andaman Coucal vs Green-billed Coucal

Centropus andamanensis verglichen mit Centropus chlororhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Andaman Coucal Green-billed Coucal
Wissenschaftlicher Name Centropus andamanensis Centropus chlororhynchos
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Gewicht 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 244,4 g (8.62 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Andaman Coucal only

Green-billed Coucal only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Gesang

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

Green-billed Coucal

Gesang

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

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.

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

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