Black-faced Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus melanops comparado com Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Black-faced Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Nenhum

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 conservação

Least Concern

Black-faced Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-faced Coucal

Cucal-de-rosto-negro (Centropus melanops), 35–40 cm. Rosto e máscara negros contrastando com dorso castanho e partes inferiores brancas ou amareladas. Olhos vermelhos. Endêmico das Filipinas, onde habita florestas secundárias e matagais. Alimenta-se de insetos, lagartos e pequenos animais.

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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