Ivory-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus menbeki مقارنةً بـ Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ivory-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus menbeki Chrysococcyx cupreus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,6 cm (17.2 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 461,25 g (16.27 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Ivory-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Ivory-billed Coucal

الغناء

Harsh, far-carrying call with deep quality; resonant rough notes carrying across African lowland forest.

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

Ivory-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Ivory-billed Coucal

Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki) — 60–68 cm. Very large; blackish-brown overall with a pale ivory-coloured heavy bill; long graduated tail. Found in forest and tall secondary growth of New Guinea and Aru Islands. Non-parasitic; builds an enclosed grass nest. Omnivorous; takes large invertebrates, lizards, frogs, and small mammals.

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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