Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus so với Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo African Emerald Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cercococcyx montanus Chrysococcyx cupreus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 29,3 cm (11.5 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 58,0 g (2.05 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating rough notes carrying through dense humid 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

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo: brown above; pale below with dark barring; very long graduated dark barred tail; red eye; barred pattern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; whitish below with bold dark barring throughout; long tail. Inhabits montane forest undergrowth in East and Central Africa. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Skulking; identified by its high-pitched whistled song.

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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