Coppery-tailed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus cupreicaudus verglichen mit Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Coppery-tailed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Centropus cupreicaudus Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 264,0 g (9.31 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Coppery-tailed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Gesang

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low-frequency notes carrying across dense tropical forest 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

Least Concern

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) — 45–50 cm. Large; chestnut back; black head; tail with coppery-bronze gloss; stout bill. Found in rank grass, papyrus, and dense scrub of Central to southern Africa. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; associated with floodplain habitats. Near Threatened due to wetland drainage.

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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