Andaman Coucal vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis verglichen mit Neomorphus rufipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Andaman Coucal Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Centropus andamanensis Neomorphus rufipennis
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Gewicht 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Andaman Coucal only

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo 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.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Gesang

Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low-frequency sound carrying across dense lowland tropical forest floor.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Rufous-winged 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.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis) — 46–50 cm. Bronze-green above; rufous wing panels; pale buff below. Found in humid forest of Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Rarely encountered; Near Threatened.

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