Andaman Coucal vs Buff-headed Coucal

Centropus andamanensis so với Centropus milo

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Buff-headed Coucal
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Centropus milo
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 34,5 cm (13.6 in) 52,8 cm (20.8 in)
Khối Lượng 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 766,0 g (27.02 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Buff-headed Coucal only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Buff-headed Coucal

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant booming call; powerful hollow notes carrying far across Melanesian lowland forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Buff-headed Coucal

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.

Buff-headed Coucal

Buff-headed Coucal (Centropus milo) — 58–65 cm. Massive coucal; jet-black body; pale buff-yellow head and neck; heavy decurved bill. Endemic to the Solomon Islands in lowland forest and dense scrub. Non-parasitic; builds a domed grass nest. Omnivore hunting large insects, lizards, frogs, and small mammals. One of the largest coucals globally.

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