Kai Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus spilopterus verglichen mit Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kai Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Centropus spilopterus Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 46,6 cm (18.3 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Kai Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Kai Coucal

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes given repeatedly from tropical forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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

Kai Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Kai Coucal

Kai Coucal (Centropus spilopterus) — 42–46 cm. Chestnut-rufous with spotted wing coverts; black head and tail; heavy bill. Endemic to the Kai Islands, Indonesia. Inhabits forest and dense scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Poorly known due to its remote island range.

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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