Andaman Coucal vs Blue-faced Malkoha

Centropus andamanensis से तुलना Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Andaman Coucal Blue-faced Malkoha
वैज्ञानिक नाम Centropus andamanensis Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 34.5 cm (13.6 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
वजन 199.0 g (7.02 oz) 67.0 g (2.36 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Andaman Coucal only

Blue-faced Malkoha only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

गीत

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

Blue-faced Malkoha

गीत

Loud, raucous far-carrying call; harsh penetrating notes carrying well through dense forest habitat.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Blue-faced Malkoha

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.

Blue-faced Malkoha

Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) — 38–42 cm. Green and chestnut; vivid bare blue orbital skin; green bill. Inhabits dry scrub and forest edge across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Non-parasitic; builds a small cup nest in dense scrub. Insectivore and frugivore.

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