Black-hooded Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus steerii comparado con Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-hooded Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus steerii Chrysococcyx cupreus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 32,1 cm (12.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 200,75 g (7.08 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-hooded Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-hooded Coucal

Canto

Loud, booming call with deep resonance; powerful notes carrying across humid West African lowland 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

Critically Endangered

Black-hooded Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-hooded Coucal

Cucal de Mindoro de 40–45 cm con plumaje negro y alas castañas, endémico de la isla de Mindoro en Filipinas, en peligro de extinción.

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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