Andaman Coucal vs Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis so với Hierococcyx varius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Hierococcyx varius
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) 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Khối Lượng 199,0 g (7.02 oz) 101,5 g (3.58 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Common 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.

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Least Concern

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Common Hawk-Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; hawk-mimic; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; brain-fever bird

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.

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) — 34–38 cm. Grey above; pale below with rufous streaking; hawk-like flight; barred tail. Widespread across the Indian subcontinent in forest, woodland, and plantation. Brood parasite targeting babblers. Insectivore. Its frantic rising call of 'brain-fever' is iconic in South Asian soundscapes.

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