Black-throated Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus leucogaster в сравнении с Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-throated Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Научное название Centropus leucogaster Chrysococcyx cupreus
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 39,2 cm (15.4 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 309,0 g (10.90 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Black-throated Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Coucal

Пение

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying across rainforest in Southeast Asia.

African Emerald Cuckoo

Пение

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying far through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-throated Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Black-throated Coucal

Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster) — 40–46 cm. Rufous above; black head, throat, and breast; white belly; long tail. Inhabits dense forest and secondary growth in West and Central Africa. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; secretive in dense undergrowth.

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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