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Common name |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
Scientific name |
Chalcites lucidus |
Size – beak to tail |
16 – 18 cm |
Wing span |
Birds of the Bluff |
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Where to find |
Forests, woodlands and gardens. |
Description |
| The Shining Bronze-Cuckoo is similar to Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, but it is more brightly marked with iridescent green-brown on the wings, back and neck. The barring on the chest of adult birds is complete, without the central break of the Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo.
The call is a whistle with an upward inflection – similar to a human whistling a dog. They feed mainly on insects and their larvae, especially hairy caterpillars. |
