African Emerald Cuckoo vs Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus ile kıyaslandığında Coccyzus merlini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Emerald Cuckoo Cuban Lizard-cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Chrysococcyx cupreus Coccyzus merlini
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 35,6 cm (14.0 in)
Ağırlık 38,0 g (1.34 oz) 172,16666666666666 g (6.07 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

African Emerald Cuckoo

Şarkı

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

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Şarkı

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful low-frequency notes carrying across humid tropical forest.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

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.

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) — 38–44 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; long graduated tail with white tips. Endemic to Cuba and nearby islands. Non-parasitic; a specialist predator of lizards (Anolis and others). Also takes large insects.

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