Chrysococcyx minutillus
(Little bronze cuckoo)
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FAMILY |
Cuculidae |
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Species |
Chrysococcyx minutillus |
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Common name |
Little bronze cuckoo |
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Main colour |
Dull green-bronze |
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Distinctive feature |
Dull green-bronze back, complete coppery-brown bars on underparts, 15 cm long |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This small cuckoo about 15 cm long is found chiefly in monsoon forest such as occur in the Townsville area. The back and head are dull greenish-bronze, underparts have complete coppery-brown bars. Legs and feet are dark grey, eyes are red in the male and brown in the female, bill dark.
