Andaman Coucal vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado con Morococcyx erythropygus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus andamanensis Morococcyx erythropygus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Andaman Coucal only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser 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.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) — 28 cm. Brown above; chestnut rump; whitish underparts; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits dry and semi-arid scrub from Mexico to Costa Rica. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest in low shrubs. Runs on the ground hunting large insects, lizards, and amphibians. Monotypic genus endemic to Mesoamerica.

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