African Emerald Cuckoo vs Yellow-billed Malkoha

Chrysococcyx cupreus ile kıyaslandığında Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Emerald Cuckoo Yellow-billed Malkoha
Bilimsel Ad Chrysococcyx cupreus Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Ağırlık 38,0 g (1.34 oz) 117,0 g (4.13 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

Yellow-billed Malkoha only

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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.

Yellow-billed Malkoha

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying plaintive whistle; pure melodic notes audible through open tropical scrub habitat.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Malkoha

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Emerald Cuckoo

Tuy

New Caledonian Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; barred white below; island endemic; red eye; iridescent bronze-green; small size

Yellow-billed Malkoha

Tuy

Reynaud's Coua: gray-brown above; white below with rufous flanks; bare blue facial skin; long dark tail; Madagascar forest endemic

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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.

Yellow-billed Malkoha

Yellow-billed Malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus) — 45–50 cm. Bronze-green above; chestnut-red underparts; yellow bill; bare red orbital skin; long tail. Endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in primary and secondary forest. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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