Andaman Coucal vs Indian Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis so với Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Indian Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Cuculus micropterus
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) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Khối Lượng 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Indian Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Indian Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Indian Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

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.

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

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