Andaman Coucal vs Snail-eating Coua

Centropus andamanensis so với Coua delalandei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Snail-eating Coua
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Coua delalandei
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 34,5 cm (13.6 in)
Khối Lượng 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 110,0 g (3.88 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Snail-eating Coua only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Snail-eating Coua

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich clear resonant notes audible through tropical forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Extinct

Snail-eating Coua

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.

Snail-eating Coua

Snail-eating Coua (Coua delalandei) — ~55 cm. Extinct. Last recorded on Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar, in the mid-19th century. Large terrestrial cuckoo; purplish-blue and brown plumage; bare blue orbital skin. Presumed a specialist predator of large land snails. Driven to extinction by hunting and introduced predators.

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