Andaman Coucal vs Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis comparado com Hierococcyx varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Coucal Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx varius
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Peso 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 101,5 g (3.58 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Andaman Coucal only

Common Hawk-Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Canto

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

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating far-carrying notes given from forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Plumagem

Common Hawk-Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; hawk-mimic; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; brain-fever bird

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.

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) — 34–38 cm. Grey above; pale below with rufous streaking; hawk-like flight; barred tail. Widespread across the Indian subcontinent in forest, woodland, and plantation. Brood parasite targeting babblers. Insectivore. Its frantic rising call of 'brain-fever' is iconic in South Asian soundscapes.

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