Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Birds of Timor-Leste)

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx lucidus

Summary ⁵

The Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was previously also known as Chalcites lucidus.

General description ⁶

The Shining Bronze Cuckoo has a very fine, straight pointed beak. It got its name from the color of its plumage which has a rather metallic sheen to it. Face variably vhitish, white below, barred greenish to bronze, throat white or narrowly barred, eye-ring grey, iris grey to brown, bill black, feet dark grey. Juvenile duller, inconspicious barred on flanks, iris grey to pale brown. Voice: Has a very shrill and high pitched whistle. Like those used to call a dog. 'feee, feee, feee---' also a descending 'pee-eer'.