Shining Bronze Cuckoo

Chalcites lucidus - Coucou éclatant

Systematics

Order
:
Cuculiformes
Family
:
Cuculidés
Genus
:
Chalcites
Species
:
lucidus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1788

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Chalcites lucidus lucidus (New Zealand and nearby islands)
Chalcites lucidus harterti (Rennell and Bellona Is.. s Solomon Is..)
Chalcites lucidus layardi (New Caledonia, Loyalty Is., Vanuatu, Banks and Santa Cruz Is.)
Chalcites lucidus plagosus (Australia)

Foreign names

Coucou éclatant,
Cuclillo broncíneo,
cuco-verde-brilhante,
Glanzbronzekuckuck,
fénylő rézkakukk,
Gouden Bronskoekoek,
Cuculo bronzeo splendente,
guldglansgök,
Bronsegjøk,
kukučka lesklá,
kukačka blýskavá,
Bronzegøg,
kiiltokäki,
cucut bronzat lluent,
kukułeczka jarzębata,
Бронзовая кукушка,
Kedasi emas,
ヨコジマテリカッコウ,
金鹃,
金鵑〔閃亮金鵑〕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens