African Emerald Cuckoo vs Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus comparado com Hierococcyx fugax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Emerald Cuckoo Malay Hawk-Cuckoo
Nome científico Chrysococcyx cupreus Hierococcyx fugax
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 35,0 cm (13.8 in)
Peso 38,0 g (1.34 oz) 69,25 g (2.44 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, harsh raucous call; penetrating rough notes given from forest canopy in Southeast Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

African Emerald Cuckoo

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Plumagem

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; white below with rufous barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; Malaysian species

About These Birds

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.

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) — 28–32 cm. Brown-grey above; rufous breast band; whitish barred belly; barred tail; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Brood parasite targeting flycatchers and babblers. Insectivore.

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