Andaman Coucal vs Saint Helena Cuckoo

Centropus andamanensis so với Nannococcyx psix

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Andaman Coucal Saint Helena Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus andamanensis Nannococcyx psix
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) 171,0 g (6.03 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Andaman Coucal only

Saint Helena Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

Saint Helena Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Andaman Coucal

Extinct

Saint Helena Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Andaman Coucal

Saint Helena Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Saint Helena Cuckoo: extinct; brown above; pale below; long graduated tail; island cuckoo; known only from subfossil remains

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.

Saint Helena Cuckoo

Saint Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix) — ~25 cm. Extinct. Known only from subfossil remains from Saint Helena, South Atlantic. A small cuckoo inferred from bone morphology; likely became extinct following human colonisation of the island in the 16th century and the introduction of predators.

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