Andaman Coucal vs Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis ile kıyaslandığında Hierococcyx nisicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Andaman Coucal Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx nisicolor
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Ağırlık 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 81,1 g (2.86 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Andaman Coucal only

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Şarkı

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

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, raucous call; harsh penetrating notes building in rapid excited sequence from forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Tuy

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; pale below with rufous barring; hawk-mimic; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; distinctive whistle

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.

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) — 28–31 cm. Grey-brown above; pale below with rufous streaking; barred tail. Inhabits montane forest from the eastern Himalayas through Southeast Asia to China. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Named for its loud, persistent whistle.

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