Black-throated Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus leucogaster comparado con Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-throated Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus leucogaster Chrysococcyx cupreus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 39,2 cm (15.4 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 309,0 g (10.90 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-throated Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Coucal

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying across rainforest in Southeast Asia.

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-throated Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-throated Coucal

Cucal de vientre blanco (Centropus leucogaster), 38–43 cm. Partes superiores negras con brillo verde-azulado; vientre y flancos blancos llamativos. Alas castaño oscuro. Habita en bordes de bosque y matorrales del África occidental y central. Se alimenta de insectos, ranas y pequeños roedores.

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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