ambatch vs Lesser Black Coucal

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Centropus bernsteini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	Lesser Black Coucal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Cuculidae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Centropus
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Centropus bernsteini

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Black Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	Lesser Black Coucal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

Lesser Black Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af