African Emerald Cuckoo vs Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus เปรียบเทียบกับ Hierococcyx vagans

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ African Emerald Cuckoo Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chrysococcyx cupreus Hierococcyx vagans
อันดับ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cuculidae Cuculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.1 cm (8.3 in) 29.4 cm (11.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 38.0 g (1.34 oz) 58.2 g (2.05 oz)
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

African Emerald Cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

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

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

Loud, raucous accelerating call; harsh notes building quickly in urgency given from forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Near Threatened

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

African Emerald Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

ขนนก

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo: brown above; white below with rufous barring; moustachial stripe; hawk-like barred pattern; yellow eye-ring

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.

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans) — 28–31 cm. Hawk-like; brown above; pale below with rufous-streaked breast; bold moustachial stripe; barred tail. Inhabits hill forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Brood parasite; mimics Accipiter sparrowhawks. Insectivore.

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