Kai Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus spilopterus comparado com Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Kai Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus spilopterus Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 46,6 cm (18.3 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Kai Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Kai Coucal

Canto

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes given repeatedly from tropical forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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

Kai Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Kai Coucal

Cucal das Kai (Centropus spilopterus), 35–40 cm. Dorso e asas castanho-rufivos com estrias escuras, partes inferiores e cabeça negras com reflexo azul-esverdeado. Olhos vermelhos. Endêmico das Ilhas Kai na Indonésia. Habita florestas tropicais. Alimenta-se de insetos 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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