Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) - HBW 4, p. 565
French: Coucou violet
German: Amethystkuckuck
Spanish: Cuclillo Violeta
Taxonomy: Cuculus xanthorhynchus Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Asian and Australasian forms of Chrysococcyx sometimes placed in genus Chalcites. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821) - NE India and Bangladesh E to Myanmar, Thailand and SC China (Yunnan), and S through Malay Peninsula and Indochina to Greater Sundas and SW Philippines (Palawan).
- amethystinus (Vigors, 1831) - Philippines (Basilan, Cebu, Luzon, Mindoro, Samar, Mindanao, Catanduanes).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched in a tree, calling and flying away. Locality Okoki, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp xanthorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2011 37 weeks ago 25 sec 2.4 -
A scope view of a female Locality Picop, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines (ssp amethystinus)
Luc Fazio 10 February 2004 3 years ago 17 sec 2.2 -
A brief view of a female perched, repeated in slow motion. Locality Mount Harriet National Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp xanthorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 December 2009 1 year ago 10 sec 1.3
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A Violet Cuckoo, scarce visitor to Singapore, perching in a suburban park on the east of the island
Locality Pasir Ris Park, Singapore (ssp xanthorhynchus)
Howard Banwell 22 January 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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A bird calling. Locality Okoki, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
(ssp xanthorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2011 37 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing several times. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar
(ssp xanthorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 1 year ago 4
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