Andaman Coucal vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparé à Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Andaman Coucal Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Nom scientifique Centropus andamanensis Neomorphus pucheranii
Ordre Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famille Cuculidae Cuculidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
Poids 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Andaman Coucal only

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Chant

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

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Chant

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

Statut de conservation

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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