Black-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini comparado com Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus bernsteini Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
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 -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Black-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Nenhum

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 conservação

Least Concern

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-billed Coucal

Cucal-negro-menor de 40–44 cm com dorso castanho, cabeça preta e bico completamente preto, habita as planícies do norte e oeste da Nova Guiné.

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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