Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites basalis
Least ConcernAves · Cuculiformes · Cuculidae
About
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages 22 g (0.78 oz) and is distinguished by its green and bronze iridescent colouring on its back and incomplete brown barring from neck to tail. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo can be distinguished from other bronze cuckoos by its white eyebrow and brown eye stripe. The Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is common throughout Australia preferring the drier open woodlands away from forested areas. This species was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.
Fun Fact
The cuckoo chick hatches within 12 days of incubation, 2 days before the host egg, ejecting other eggs in the nests within two days of hatching, leaving the cuckoo the sole chick.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Native to Australia and South East Asia, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, and southern Thailand.
Diet
Diet of the Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is insects and they are nomadic, travelling to different regions of Australia to breed and find food.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance