Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Cercococcyx olivinus so với Chrysococcyx cupreus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo African Emerald Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cercococcyx olivinus Chrysococcyx cupreus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 65,83333333333333 g (2.32 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes given repeatedly from dense forest canopy. 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.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo: olive-brown above; pale buff below; very long graduated dark tail; red eye; olive coloration diagnostic

African Emerald Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

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

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About These Birds

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus) — 28–32 cm. Olive-brown above; pale buff below with faint barring; long tail. Found in montane and submontane forest of West and Central Africa. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known; locally rare.

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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