Andaman Coucal vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado con Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus andamanensis Neomorphus pucheranii
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andaman Coucal only

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Red-billed 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.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.

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