Black-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini comparado con Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus bernsteini Chrysococcyx cupreus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 37,2 cm (14.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Coucal

Canto

Loud, clear whistled call with carrying quality; rich musical notes audible through dense humid forest.

African Emerald Cuckoo

Canto

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

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-billed Coucal

Cucal negro menor de 40–44 cm con espalda castaña y cabeza negra y pico completamente negro, habita en las tierras bajas del norte y oeste de Nueva Guinea.

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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