Fan-tailed Cuckoo vs Andaman Coucal

Cacomantis flabelliformis so với Centropus andamanensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Fan-tailed Cuckoo Andaman Coucal
Tên Khoa Học Cacomantis flabelliformis Centropus andamanensis
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,4 cm (10.8 in) 34,5 cm (13.6 in)
Khối Lượng 53,8 g (1.90 oz) 199,0 g (7.02 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Fan-tailed Cuckoo only

Không

Andaman Coucal only

Song & Call Comparison

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating rough notes carrying through dense forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

How to Tell Them Apart

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Fan-tailed Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; rufous-orange breast; white-tipped tail feathers; yellow eye-ring; fan-shaped tail display

Andaman Coucal

About These Birds

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) — 24–28 cm. Grey above; rich rufous-orange below; yellow orbital ring; tail with white spots. Found in forest, woodland, and heath across Australia, New Guinea, and SW Pacific islands. Brood parasite targeting thornbills, scrubwrens, and gerygones. Insectivore.

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.

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