Chrysococcyx basalis
(Horsfield’s bronze cuckoo)
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FAMILY |
Cuculidae |
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Species |
Chrysococcyx basalis |
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Common name |
Horsfield’s bronze cuckoo |
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Main colour |
Bronze |
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Distinctive feature |
Prominent stripe over the eye, incomplete bars on underparts, body 15 cm long |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This bird is usually found in savannah’s. This cuckoo is dull bronze in colour with a hint of green and brown, the underparts are whitish with dull bronze incomplete bars on either side, the tail is rusty-brown. Legs and feet grey, eyes red brown with a prominent stripe over the eye and the bill is dark. Photograph courtesy of Ian Montgomery, www.birdway.com.au
