Ivory-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus menbeki в сравнении с Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Ivory-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Научное название Centropus menbeki Chrysococcyx cupreus
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 43,6 cm (17.2 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 461,25 g (16.27 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
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Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Ivory-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Ivory-billed Coucal

Пение

Harsh, far-carrying call with deep quality; resonant rough notes carrying across African lowland forest.

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

Ivory-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Ivory-billed Coucal

Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki) — 60–68 cm. Very large; blackish-brown overall with a pale ivory-coloured heavy bill; long graduated tail. Found in forest and tall secondary growth of New Guinea and Aru Islands. Non-parasitic; builds an enclosed grass nest. Omnivorous; takes large invertebrates, lizards, frogs, and small mammals.

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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