Andaman Coucal vs Red-chested Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado con Cuculus solitarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Red-chested Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus andamanensis Cuculus solitarius
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 37,5 cm (14.8 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 75,83333333333333 g (2.67 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andaman Coucal only

Red-chested Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Red-chested Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, haunting call with mournful quality; deep resonant notes echoing through dense African forest.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Red-chested Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Red-chested Cuckoo

Plumaje

Red-chested Cuckoo: gray above; rufous-orange breast; white belly; long dark graduated tail; red eye; bold rufous chest diagnostic

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-chested Cuckoo

Cuco solitario (Cuculus solitarius) — Cuco de los bosques y matorrales del África subsahariana. Plumaje gris con barrado rufo en las partes inferiores. Solitario y discreto. Parásito de nidos de otras aves.

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