Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus
A small greenish bird with a heavily barred throat, chest and tail. Lacks the dark stripe through the eye seen in Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo. Males have a prominent red eyering. Usually observed in thicker vegetation, such as mangroves and wetter forest. Has a distinctive call - a fast series of around 5 descending staccato notes and trills.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Chalcites minutillus
- Authority
- Gould, 1859
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Chalcites
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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