Andaman Coucal vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis ile kıyaslandığında Morococcyx erythropygus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Andaman Coucal Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Centropus andamanensis Morococcyx erythropygus
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Ağırlık 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Andaman Coucal only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Şarkı

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

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Şarkı

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-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 Ground-cuckoo

Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) — 28 cm. Brown above; chestnut rump; whitish underparts; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits dry and semi-arid scrub from Mexico to Costa Rica. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest in low shrubs. Runs on the ground hunting large insects, lizards, and amphibians. Monotypic genus endemic to Mesoamerica.

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