Andaman Coucal vs Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis เปรียบเทียบกับ Cercococcyx mechowi

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Andaman Coucal Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Centropus andamanensis Cercococcyx mechowi
อันดับ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cuculidae Cuculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.5 cm (13.6 in) 26.1 cm (10.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 199.0 g (7.02 oz) 57.0 g (2.01 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Andaman Coucal only

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

เสียงร้อง

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

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

Loud, raucous call with hollow resonant quality; distinctive far-carrying notes through dense forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

ขนนก

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo: dark dusky brown above; pale buff below; very long graduated dark tail; red eye; forest canopy specialist

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.

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi) — 28–32 cm. Dark brown above; pale buff below with fine dark barring; very long graduated tail. Inhabits dense forest understorey across Central Africa. Brood parasite targeting ant-thrushes and other forest passerines. Insectivore. Secretive; more often heard than seen.

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