Black-throated Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus leucogaster مقارنةً بـ Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-throated Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus leucogaster Chrysococcyx cupreus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 39,2 cm (15.4 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 309,0 g (10.90 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Black-throated Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Coucal

الغناء

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying across rainforest in Southeast Asia.

African Emerald Cuckoo

الغناء

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying far through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-throated Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-throated Coucal

Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster) — 40–46 cm. Rufous above; black head, throat, and breast; white belly; long tail. Inhabits dense forest and secondary growth in West and Central Africa. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; secretive in dense undergrowth.

African Emerald Cuckoo

African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) — 20–22 cm. Male: dazzling emerald green above and on breast; yellow belly; red bill. Female: bronze-green above; rufous-barred below. Inhabits primary forest and dense secondary growth across West and Central Africa. Brood parasite targeting sunbirds and other small passerines. Insectivore.

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