Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Shining Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus) - HBW 4, p. 564
French: Coucou éclatant
German: Bronzekuckuck
Spanish: Cuclillo Broncíneo
Other common names: Golden Bronze-cuckoo, Shining Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo
Taxonomy: Cuculus lucidus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.
Asian and Australasian forms of Chrysococcyx sometimes placed in genus Chalcites. Within present species, Australian birds are sometimes recognized as a separate race, plagosus, with wider bill, more white on side of face, no white on forehead, and more brown or bronze (less green) gloss, but even in Western Australia not all individuals are distinct from birds in New Zealand; both bronze-backed and green-backed birds occur in breeding season in both areas, as do birds with and without white forehead spots. Birds on Malekula I, Vanuatu, described as race aeneus, bu.. View all taxonomy...
Asian and Australasian forms of Chrysococcyx sometimes placed in genus Chalcites. Within present species, Australian birds are sometimes recognized as a separate race, plagosus, with wider bill, more white on side of face, no white on forehead, and more brown or bronze (less green) gloss, but even in Western Australia not all individuals are distinct from birds in New Zealand; both bronze-backed and green-backed birds occur in breeding season in both areas, as do birds with and without white forehead spots. Birds on Malekula I, Vanuatu, described as race aeneus, but not morphologically distinct from other populations of the island region. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- harterti (Mayr, 1932) - Rennell I and Bellona I (S Solomons).
- layardi Mathews, 1912 - New Caledonia and Loyalty Is, Vanuatu, Banks Is and Santa Cruz Is.
- lucidus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand; migrates to New Guinea region, N Melanesia and Lesser Sundas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual perched on a branch, singing three times. Locality Parc des Grandes Fougères, New Caledonia (ssp layardi)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2010 47 weeks ago 34 sec 4.7 -
An adult perched on a branch and feeding Locality Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia (ssp lucidus)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1996 7 years ago 41 sec 4.5 -
Several views of two males in a tree and one of them displaying and calling. Locality Mont Koghi, New Caledonia (ssp layardi)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 44 weeks ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched in a tree, seen from below, singing and flying away. Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp lucidus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2009 1 year ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A ventral view of a bird perched Locality Atherton, Queensland, Australia (ssp lucidus)
Peter Waanders 8 August 2004 5 years ago 40 sec 3.6 -
An adult feeding Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp lucidus)
Tom Tarrant 31 July 1997 7 years ago 12 sec 3.5
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Adult resting on branch after meal of hairy-caterpillars.
Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp plagosus)
Tom Tarrant 14 January 2003 3 years ago 4.4 -
A shining bronze-cuckoo on Stewart island.
Locality Stewart Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 4 December 2010 13 weeks ago 4 -
Shining Broze-cuckoo showing off its prominent barred underbody.
Locality Waterford West, Logan, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2009 1 year ago 4 -
This Shining Bronze-cuckoo struck a nice pose in the early morning light.
Locality Waterford West, Logan, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4 -
One bird displaying with its wings
Locality Meola Reef Reserve, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Tomas Grim 31 October 2008 26 weeks ago 3.9 -
Foraging around Lake Mundooran
Locality Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 7 July 2009 51 weeks ago 3.2
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An individual singing four times. Locality Parc des Grandes Fougères, New Caledonia
(ssp layardi)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2010 47 weeks ago 4.5 -
Songs of two birds responding each other. Locality Mont Koghi, New Caledonia
(ssp layardi)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 44 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing twice. Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp lucidus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2009 1 year ago 4
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