Black-faced Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus melanops comparado con Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-faced Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus melanops Chrysococcyx cupreus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 219,75 g (7.75 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-faced Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-faced Coucal

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; piercing notes carrying far across tall African forest habitat.

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-faced Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-faced Coucal

Cucal de cara negra (Centropus melanops), 38–44 cm. Máscara facial negra contrastante con el plumaje pardo-rojizo del cuerpo. Cola larga y oscura. Endémico de Filipinas. Habita en bosques secundarios y bordes de selva. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartijas y bayas.

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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