Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo / Rotschwanzkuckuck (Chrysococcyx basalis)

Wikipedia: Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Horsfield%27s_Bronze-Cuckoo_Newhaven.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Chrysococcyx (Chrysococcyx); Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
General: Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis) is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages 22g^[2] and is distinguished by its green and bronze iridescent colouring on its back and incomplete brown barring from neck to tail. What distinguishes the Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo from other bronze-cuckoos is its white eyebrow and brown eye stripe.^[3] The Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo is common throughout Australia preferring the drier open woodlands away from forested areas.^[4] [more]