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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Red-fronted Coua	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học	Coua reynaudii	Hierococcyx bocki
Bộ	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Họ	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Least Concern	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	—	—
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	27,0 cm (10.6 in)	35,9 cm (14.1 in)
Khối Lượng	148,5 g (5.24 oz)	137,0 g (4.83 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	--	--
Số Trứng	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

🌲 Forest

Red-fronted Coua only

Không

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

Tiếng Hót

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

Bộ Lông

Andaman Coucal (Andamanensis): dark glossy brown above; rufous wings; pale below; long dark tail; red eye; Andaman endemic

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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About These Birds

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. Omnivore.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) — 28–31 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with darker streaking; barred tail. Restricted to montane forest of the Malay Peninsula. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Rare; poorly documented.

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