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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Andaman Coucal	Dwarf Cuckoo
Nombre científico	Centropus andamanensis	Coccycua pumila
Orden	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Familia	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Estado de conservación	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longitud	—	—
Envergadura	34,5 cm (13.6 in)	19,6 cm (7.7 in)
Peso	199,0 g (7.02 oz)	41,96 g (1.48 oz)
Dieta	--	--
Tamaño de la puesta	2-3	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

🌲 Bosque

Andaman Coucal only

🏖️ Costero 🌿 Humedal

Dwarf Cuckoo only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Dwarf Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, harsh call with nasal penetrating quality; rough notes carrying through dense tropical forest.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Dwarf Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Plumaje

Chinese Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; streaked in winter plumage; Asian species

Dwarf Cuckoo

Plumaje

Jacobin Cuckoo: black above with white wing patch; white below; black crest; long dark white-tipped tail; crested African cuckoo

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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.

Dwarf Cuckoo

Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) — 20–23 cm. Very small; brown above with faint rufous tones; pale underparts; short rounded tail. Found in scrub, forest edge, and dense low vegetation of northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad). Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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