Long-billed Cuckoo vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Chalcites megarhynchus مقارنةً بـ Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Long-billed Cuckoo African Emerald Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Chalcites megarhynchus Chrysococcyx cupreus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 19,4 cm (7.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 31,25 g (1.10 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Long-billed Cuckoo only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Long-billed Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, melodic call with resonant quality; rich carrying notes given from tall tropical forest tree. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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

Long-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Long-billed Cuckoo

Long-billed Cuckoo (Chalcites megarhynchus) — 18–21 cm. Bronze-green above; white below with rufous barring; notably long bill. Inhabits montane and hill forest of New Guinea and nearby islands. Brood parasite; hosts include gerygones. Insectivore.

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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