Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus)
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Little Bronze Cuckoo

Chalcites minutillus (Gould, 1859)

15–16 cmLength19 gWeight

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia, Singapore, Malaysia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Little Bronze Cuckoo has been recorded at 304 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cattana WetlandsAustralia1,251 records
  2. Broome Bird ObservatoryAustralia1,225 records
  3. Townsville Town Common Conservation ParkAustralia630 records
More places
  1. Cairns Botanical Gardens and Centenary LakesAustralia523 records
  2. Lake Samsonvale – Golds Scrub LaneAustralia518 records
  3. Daintree Village Boat CruiseAustralia423 records
  4. Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers LodgeAustralia375 records
  5. Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge – Morning WalkAustralia370 records
  6. East Point Mangrove BoardwalkAustralia368 records
  7. Tyto WetlandsAustralia357 records

Countries and regions with the most records

AustraliaSingaporeMalaysiaIndonesiaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesThailandTimor-Leste

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Little Bronze Cuckoo?

The Little Bronze Cuckoo is about 15–16 cm long and weighs around 19 g.

Where does the Little Bronze Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Oriental, Australasia: Southeast Asia to Philippines, Lesser Sundas and northern, eastern Australia. It is most often recorded in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

When is the best time to see the Little Bronze Cuckoo?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Little Bronze Cuckoo endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Little Bronze Cuckoo as Least Concern.

What does the Little Bronze Cuckoo eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Little Bronze Cuckoo in?

It belongs to the family Cuckoos (Cuculidae), order Cuculiformes.

At a glance

Length
15–16 cm
Weight
19 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
93 mm
Tail
60 mm
Bill
19 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental, Australasia: Southeast Asia to Philippines, Lesser Sundas and northern, eastern Australia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Cuckoos Cuculidae
Genus
Chalcites

Other birds in the genus Chalcites

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Little Bronze Cuckoo

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