African Emerald Cuckoo vs Olive-capped Coua

Chrysococcyx cupreus مقارنةً بـ Coua olivaceiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Emerald Cuckoo Olive-capped Coua
الاسم العلمي Chrysococcyx cupreus Coua olivaceiceps
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 32,9 cm (13.0 in)
الوزن 38,0 g (1.34 oz) 182,0 g (6.42 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

African Emerald Cuckoo only

بلا

Olive-capped Coua only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Olive-capped Coua

الغناء

Loud, harsh resonant call; penetrating notes carrying through tropical forest habitat in South Asia.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Olive-capped Coua

About These Birds

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.

Olive-capped Coua

Olive-capped Coua (Coua olivaceiceps) — 40–44 cm. Grey-brown with an olive-grey cap replacing the rufous cap of the related Red-capped Coua; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits the southern semi-arid zone of Madagascar. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Red-capped Coua.

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