Andaman Coucal vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparé à Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Andaman Coucal Thick-billed Cuckoo
Nom scientifique Centropus andamanensis Pachycoccyx audeberti
Ordre Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famille Cuculidae Cuculidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Poids 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Andaman Coucal only

Thick-billed Cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Chant

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

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Chant

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

Statut de conservation

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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