African Emerald Cuckoo vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus 对比 Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Emerald Cuckoo Thick-billed Cuckoo
学名 Chrysococcyx cupreus Pachycoccyx audeberti
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 21.1 cm (8.3 in) 44.1 cm (17.4 in)
体重 38.0 g (1.34 oz) 104.0 g (3.67 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Emerald Cuckoo only

Thick-billed Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

African Emerald Cuckoo

鸣唱

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying far through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

鸣唱

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

保护状况

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

Least Concern

Thick-billed Cuckoo

About These Birds

African Emerald Cuckoo

非洲翡翠金鹃(Chrysococcyx cupreus)体长20-22厘米。雄鸟:上体及胸部呈耀眼的翡翠绿色;腹部横斑白色。广泛分布于撒哈拉以南非洲的森林和林地。寄生于多种鸟巢中,以其鲜亮的雄性羽色而著称。

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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