Asian Emerald Cuckoo
A species of Chrysococcyx Scientific name : Chrysococcyx maculatus Genus : Chrysococcyx
Asian Emerald Cuckoo, A species of Chrysococcyx
Botanical name: Chrysococcyx maculatus
Genus: Chrysococcyx
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Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Description
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. The voice is a “chweek” uttered while flying, and various whistled twitters.
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
Asian Emerald Cuckoo, the Asian Emerald Cuckoo, primarily consumes insects such as ants, caterpillars, and bugs, foraging in the tree canopy and adept at catching prey mid-flight, indicating a specialized aerial hunting technique.
Habitat
The habitat of asian Emerald Cuckoo includes dense evergreen and broadleaf secondary forests. Additionally, outside of their breeding season, these birds can also be found in orchards and gardens in broader geographical regions characteristic of tropical and subtropical climate zones.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This cuckoo has a breeding range that extends from the Himalayas eastwards to Myanmar, China and northern Thailand. Further south it is a vagrant or migrant in northern India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Sumatra; it is not known to breed in these areas. It frequents forests and woodland margins.
Species Status
C. maculatus has a very wide range but is generally an uncommon species. No particular threats have been recognised and the population is believed to be stable, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Cuckoos and Relatives Family
Cuckoos Genus
Chrysococcyx Species
Asian Emerald Cuckoo