Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Cercococcyx mechowi comparado com Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo African Emerald Cuckoo
Nome científico Cercococcyx mechowi Chrysococcyx cupreus
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 26,1 cm (10.3 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 57,0 g (2.01 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, raucous call with hollow resonant quality; distinctive far-carrying notes through dense 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

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Plumagem

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo: dark dusky brown above; pale buff below; very long graduated dark tail; red eye; forest canopy specialist

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cuculo-de-Mechow (Cercococcyx mechowi), 28–33 cm. Partes superiores acastanhadas com estrias escuras, partes inferiores esbranquiçadas com barras castanhas, cauda longa. Habita bordas de florestas e matagais da África Central. Parasita ninhos de outras aves. Alimenta-se principalmente de lagartas peludas.

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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