Ivory-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus menbeki so với Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Ivory-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus menbeki Chrysococcyx cupreus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 43,6 cm (17.2 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 461,25 g (16.27 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Ivory-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Ivory-billed Coucal

Tiếng Hót

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

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

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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