Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites ruficollis
A small cuckoo of montane rainforest. Compact with a pale rufous throat and underparts with broad dark bands on a white background all the way to the tail. Sits motionless for long periods scanning for insect prey but sometimes joins mixed species flocks. Co-occurs with White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo but Rufous-throated lacks the white ear crescents and of course has the rufous throat. Voice, high piping notes, either level “peep!” or falling “piuu!” given singly or in a series.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Chalcites ruficollis
- Authority
- (Salvadori, 1876)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Chalcites
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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