Chalcites lucidus
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo at Michelago, NSW
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| Chalcites lucidus | natureguy | 9 Jul 2018 | |
| Chalcites lucidus | ChrisDavey | 5 Jul 2018 | |
| Chalcites basalis | Illilanga | 4 Jul 2018 |
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4 comments
6 Jul 2018
Oops, I thought that the last two photos were clear enough to show the rufous tail feathers. I've added a cropped version to help with the ID. Sorry Chris! We mostly get Horsfield and Pallid cuckoos. They seem to find a lot of success with our local honeyeater and thornbill nests.
7 Jul 2018
Not a great individual to try and ID. Browner colouration and rufous on tail favours Horsfields. Barring and face markings favour Shining. I'm not convinced which it is. I find that often the distinguishing features of Bronze-cuckoos such as the barring and face markings are unrealiable. Perhaps, the rufous tail edge is of the abovementioned factors one of the more reliable.
7 Jul 2018
Fair statement Ryu. This is where a matching audio recording would really help, as the two calls are very distinctive. From memory I am pretty sure it was a Horsfields but the photos are from 2012! I am happy to remove the sighting if you think it is inconclusive. I have more photos of Horsfields at later dates that I was planning to post.
9 Jul 2018
I am confident that this is a Shining Bronze-cuckoo as the face markings look nothing like Horsfield's.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155160-35.779009
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 May 2012 08:59 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga 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
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