Chalcites lucidus

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Chalcites lucidus	4 Feb 2018	ChrisDavey
Chalcites lucidus	3 Feb 2018	ChrisDavey
Chrysococcyx basalis	31 Jan 2018	JohnBundock

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3 comments

JohnBundock wrote:

4 Feb 2018

I was unsure of this one. I'm happy with lucidus

ChrisDavey wrote:

4 Feb 2018

Much thought went into this one. The head pattern shows lucidus but the under tail showed basalis. Specimens were checked in the National Collection to show that in fact lucidus has more rufous in the tail than most books suggest. The correct undertail colouring can be found in HANZAB. Chris

JohnBundock wrote:

5 Feb 2018

Thanks Chris. I settled on basalis because of the undertail colour.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.908317 -35.463002
Altitude 784.9m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 Jan 2018 12:26 PM Recorded on
JohnBundock Recorded by
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JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcites lucidus Cuckoos Birds

Species information

Chalcites lucidus Scientific name
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1048.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Chrysococcyx lucidus Chalcites lucidus