African Emerald Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus verglichen mit Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Emerald Cuckoo Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysococcyx cupreus Neomorphus pucheranii
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
Gewicht 38,0 g (1.34 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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African Emerald Cuckoo only

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Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

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.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.

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