Little Bronze-Cuckoo
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    Little Bronze-Cuckoo

    Chalcites minutillus

    Iconic Birds
    Least Concern

    The little bronze cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is a common brood parasite of birds from the genus Geryone. This cuckoo is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and some parts of Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is the world's smallest cuckoo. The pied bronze cuckoo was formerly considered to be a subspecies. Other common names for the little bronze cuckoo include the red-eyed bronze cuckoo and the Malay green cuckoo. It has 11 subspecies which are generally recognized.

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