Short-toed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus rectunguis مقارنةً بـ Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Short-toed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus rectunguis Chrysococcyx cupreus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 32,0 cm (12.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 200,625 g (7.08 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Short-toed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Short-toed Coucal

الغناء

Deep, hollow booming call; resonant low notes carrying across dense humid West 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

Vulnerable

Short-toed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Short-toed Coucal

Short-toed Coucal (Centropus rectunguis) — 35–40 cm. Rufous-brown with a black head; noticeably shorter tail than most coucals; heavy bill. Inhabits lowland and hill forest of the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra. Non-parasitic; builds a domed nest. Omnivore hunting large insects and small vertebrates. Vulnerable due to forest loss.

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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