African Emerald Cuckoo vs Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus so với Hierococcyx fugax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính African Emerald Cuckoo Malay Hawk-Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Chrysococcyx cupreus Hierococcyx fugax
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 35,0 cm (13.8 in)
Khối Lượng 38,0 g (1.34 oz) 69,25 g (2.44 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Không

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, harsh raucous call; penetrating rough notes given from forest canopy in Southeast Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

African Emerald Cuckoo

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; white below with rufous barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; Malaysian species

About These Birds

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.

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo

Malay Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) — 28–32 cm. Brown-grey above; rufous breast band; whitish barred belly; barred tail; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Brood parasite targeting flycatchers and babblers. Insectivore.

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