Andaman Coucal vs Lesser Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado com Cuculus poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Lesser Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus andamanensis Cuculus poliocephalus
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 30,8 cm (12.1 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 51,5 g (1.82 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Andaman Coucal only

Lesser Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Lesser Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Lesser Cuckoo

Plumagem

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common 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.

Lesser Cuckoo

Cuco pequeno de 25 cm com cabeça cinza e barriga barrada, amplamente distribuído do Leste da Ásia ao Sul da Ásia e África Oriental.

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