Little bronze cuckoo

The little bronze cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is the world's smallest cuckoo, at 17 grams (0.60 oz) and 15 cm (6 in). The subspecies rufomerus and crassirostris are sometimes given specific status.

Little bronze cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Chrysococcyx
Species:
C. minutillus
Binomial name
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Gould, 1859

Subspecies

Subspecies accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union as of 2014 are:[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Chalcites minutillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61433519A95233230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61433519A95233230.en.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2014-04-15). "IOC World Bird List Version 4.2". International Ornithologists’ Union. Retrieved 2014-07-29.


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