Andaman Coucal vs Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis ile kıyaslandığında Hierococcyx sparverioides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Andaman Coucal Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx sparverioides
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Ağırlık 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 144,75 g (5.11 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Andaman Coucal only

Large Hawk-Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Şarkı

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

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying call; powerful resonant notes carrying across dense forest in South Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Tuy

Large Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; white below with rufous streaking; hawk-like; long tail; yellow eye-ring; large size; streaked

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.

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) — 38–42 cm. The largest hawk-cuckoo; grey above; whitish below with heavy rufous streaking; barred tail. Inhabits forest and forest edge from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia and China. Migratory. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Famous for its 'brain-fever' call accelerating to a frenzied pitch.

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