Green-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos verglichen mit Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Green-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Centropus chlororhynchos Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

-

Green-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

-

Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

Gesang

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

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

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family