Sumatran Ground-cuckoo vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Carpococcyx viridis verglichen mit Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sumatran Ground-cuckoo African Emerald Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Carpococcyx viridis Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 495,7 g (17.49 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Sumatran Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Gesang

Deep, resonant whistled call; melodic notes with carrying quality audible through dense woodland habitat.

African Emerald Cuckoo

Gesang

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) — 52–58 cm. Bronzy-green above; pale buff below; bare red-and-yellow facial skin; long decurved bill; heavy build. Critically Endangered; restricted to lowland forest of Sumatra. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Known from very few records; one of the rarest cuckoos in the world.

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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