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Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus(Gould, 1859)
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At a glance
The Little Bronze Cuckoo is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–17 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Little Bronze Cuckoo look like?
The Little Bronze Cuckoo is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long and weighing 15–21 g.
The little bronze cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is a common brood parasite of birds from the genus Geryone. This cuckoo is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and some parts of Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is the world's smallest cuckoo. The pied bronze cuckoo was formerly considered to be a subspecies. Other common names for the little bronze cuckoo include the red-eyed bronze cuckoo and the malay green cuckoo. It has 11 subspecies which are generally recognized.
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03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Little Bronze Cuckoo?
The Little Bronze Cuckoo is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Little Bronze Cuckoo eat?
The Little Bronze Cuckoo feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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