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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Andaman Coucal
Canto
Melodic, whistled phrase with clear quality; pure resonant notes carrying across African woodland habitat.
Long-tailed Koel
Canto
Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low notes carrying through dense tropical forest in Southeast Asia.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Estado de conservación
Least Concern
Andaman Coucal
Least Concern
Long-tailed Koel
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Andaman Coucal
Plumaje
Chinese Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; streaked in winter plumage; Asian species
Long-tailed Koel
Plumaje
White-eared Bronze-cuckoo: white ear patch; bronze-green above; barred white below; distinctive white ear spot; small cuckoo
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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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.
Long-tailed Koel (Urodynamis taitensis) — 40–43 cm; tail up to 22 cm. Slender; brown above with white spots; pale underparts with brown streaking; very long pointed tail. Migrates from New Zealand and Pacific islands to Melanesia and Micronesia. Brood parasite targeting reed-warblers. Frugivore and insectivore.
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Related Comparisons
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