Andaman Coucal vs Dark-billed Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis से तुलना Coccyzus melacoryphus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Andaman Coucal Dark-billed Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Centropus andamanensis Coccyzus melacoryphus
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 34.5 cm (13.6 in) 23.3 cm (9.2 in)
वजन 199.0 g (7.02 oz) 53.125 g (1.87 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Andaman Coucal only

Dark-billed Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

गीत

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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

गीत

Loud, harsh raucous call; piercing rough notes carrying powerfully through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Dark-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.

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; dark bill without yellow lower mandible; tail with white spots. Widespread from Colombia south to Argentina; migratory populations reach the Galápagos. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; forages in dense vegetation.

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