Andaman Coucal vs Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis so với Hierococcyx sparverioides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx sparverioides
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) 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
Khối Lượng 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 144,75 g (5.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Large Hawk-Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying call; powerful resonant notes carrying across dense forest in South Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Large Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; white below with rufous streaking; hawk-like; long tail; yellow eye-ring; large size; streaked

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.

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) — 38–42 cm. The largest hawk-cuckoo; grey above; whitish below with heavy rufous streaking; barred tail. Inhabits forest and forest edge from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia and China. Migratory. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Famous for its 'brain-fever' call accelerating to a frenzied pitch.

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