Chrysococcyx lucidus

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo at Paddys River, ACT

Chrysococcyx lucidus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2018
Chrysococcyx lucidus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2018
Chrysococcyx lucidus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2018
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Identification history

Chrysococcyx lucidus 4 Feb 2018 ChrisDavey
Chrysococcyx 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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Sighting information

Species information

  • Chrysococcyx lucidus Scientific name
  • Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1048.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 164 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Chrysococcyx lucidus Chalcites lucidus
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