Sumatran Ground-cuckoo vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Carpococcyx viridis so với Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sumatran Ground-cuckoo African Emerald Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Carpococcyx viridis Chrysococcyx cupreus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Critically Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 495,7 g (17.49 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant whistled call; melodic notes with carrying quality audible through dense woodland habitat.

African Emerald Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Critically Endangered

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) — 52–58 cm. Bronzy-green above; pale buff below; bare red-and-yellow facial skin; long decurved bill; heavy build. Critically Endangered; restricted to lowland forest of Sumatra. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Known from very few records; one of the rarest cuckoos in the world.

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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