Buff-headed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus milo so với Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Buff-headed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus milo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 52,8 cm (20.8 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 766,0 g (27.02 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Buff-headed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-headed Coucal

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant booming call; powerful hollow notes carrying far across Melanesian lowland forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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

Least Concern

Buff-headed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Buff-headed Coucal

Buff-headed Coucal (Centropus milo) — 58–65 cm. Massive coucal; jet-black body; pale buff-yellow head and neck; heavy decurved bill. Endemic to the Solomon Islands in lowland forest and dense scrub. Non-parasitic; builds a domed grass nest. Omnivore hunting large insects, lizards, frogs, and small mammals. One of the largest coucals globally.

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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