Andaman Coucal vs Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado con Hierococcyx sparverioides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx sparverioides
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 144,75 g (5.11 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andaman Coucal only

Large Hawk-Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying call; powerful resonant notes carrying across dense forest in South Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Plumaje

Large Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; white below with rufous streaking; hawk-like; long tail; yellow eye-ring; large size; streaked

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.

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

El cucúl de halcón grande (Hierococcyx sparverioides) mide 38-42 cm y es el cucúl de halcón más grande de su género. Tiene partes superiores grises, partes inferiores blancas con rayas rojizas y un pecho blanquecino. Parásito de nido. Habita en el Himalaya, el sur de China, el sureste de Asia y partes de India. Parece un halcón en vuelo, lo que le permite acercarse a los nidos de sus hospedadores sin ser ahuyentado.

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