GALLERIES > BIRDS > CUCULIFORMES > CUCULIDAE > LITTLE BRONZE-CUCKOO [Chrysococcyx minutillus]
Location: Mount Lewis, Queensland, AustraliaGPS: -16.6S, 145.3E, elev=3,547' MAP Date: April 10, 2017 ID : B13K3201 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Mount Lewis, Queensland, AustraliaGPS: -16.6S, 145.3E, elev=3,547' MAP Date: April 10, 2017 ID : B13K3236 [4896 x 3264]
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SPECIES INFO
The Little Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This is the world's smallest cuckoo, at 17 grams and 15 cm (6 in).
The subspecies rufomerus is sometimes given specific status as the Green-cheeked Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx rufomerus.
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