Andaman Coucal vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado con Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Thick-billed Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus andamanensis Pachycoccyx audeberti
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andaman Coucal only

Thick-billed Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Thick-billed 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.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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