African Emerald Cuckoo vs Asian Emerald Cuckoo

African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

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The African emerald cuckoo is sexually dimorphic. The males have a green back and head with a yellow breast. Females are barred green and brown on their backs and green and white on their breasts. The African emerald cuckoo can also be identified by its call, a four-note whistle with the mnemonic device of "Hello Ju-dy."

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Asian Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx maculatus

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The Asian emerald cuckoo grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). The adult male has an iridescent dark green head, upper parts and upper breast, a white lower breast and a green barred belly. Bare skin round the eye is orange and the beak is orange/yellow tipped with black. The adult female has coppery-green upper parts, rusty brown crown and nape and green-barred underparts. Both sexes show a white band on the underwing when in flight. The underparts of the juvenile male lack the white lower breast and are more heavily barred.

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Photo: Somchai Kanchanasut from Bangkok, Thailand · CC BY 2.0

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