Andaman Coucal vs Lesser Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis so với Cuculus poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Lesser Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Cuculus poliocephalus
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) 30,8 cm (12.1 in)
Khối Lượng 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 51,5 g (1.82 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Lesser Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Lesser Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Lesser Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common 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 Cuckoo

Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) — 25–28 cm. Grey above; whitish below with black barring; yellow orbital ring; long tail. Migratory; breeds across South and East Asia from Afghanistan to Japan; winters to East Africa and South Asia. Brood parasite targeting warblers. Insectivore.

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