Little bronze cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Chrysococcyx |
Species: | C. minutillus
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Binomial name | |
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Gould, 1859
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The little bronze cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is the world's smallest cuckoo, at 17 grams (0.60 oz) and 15 cm (6 in). The subspecies rufomerus and crassirostris are sometimes given specific status.
The Little Bronze Cuckoo is characterized by its bronze-green upperparts, white underparts with dark barring, and a distinctive white spot behind the eye. [2] It has a slender body and a long tail, allowing it to maneuver swiftly through dense vegetation.
In terms of habitat, the Little Bronze Cuckoo prefers open woodlands, forest edges, and scrubby areas with dense vegetation. [3] It is known to migrate seasonally, moving between breeding and non-breeding grounds in response to environmental changes and food.
Subspecies accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union as of 2014 are: [4]
Little bronze cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Chrysococcyx |
Species: | C. minutillus
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Binomial name | |
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Gould, 1859
|
The little bronze cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is the world's smallest cuckoo, at 17 grams (0.60 oz) and 15 cm (6 in). The subspecies rufomerus and crassirostris are sometimes given specific status.
The Little Bronze Cuckoo is characterized by its bronze-green upperparts, white underparts with dark barring, and a distinctive white spot behind the eye. [2] It has a slender body and a long tail, allowing it to maneuver swiftly through dense vegetation.
In terms of habitat, the Little Bronze Cuckoo prefers open woodlands, forest edges, and scrubby areas with dense vegetation. [3] It is known to migrate seasonally, moving between breeding and non-breeding grounds in response to environmental changes and food.
Subspecies accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union as of 2014 are: [4]