Long-billed Cuckoo (Chalcites megarhynchus)
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Long-billed Cuckoo

Chalcites megarhynchus (Gray, GR, 1858)

32 gWeight

Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Long-billed Cuckoo has been recorded at 19 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillPapua New Guinea46 records
  2. Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Papua New Guinea46 records
  3. Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea45 records
More places
  1. Boys Town Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea18 records
  2. Drimgas Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea15 records
  3. Elevala RiverPapua New Guinea9 records
  4. Elevala and Ketu RiversPapua New Guinea6 records
  5. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea6 records
  6. West Waigeo forest - Red and Wilson's BOP sites areaIndonesia6 records
  7. MalagufukIndonesia6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesia

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 Long-billed Cuckoo?

The Long-billed Cuckoo weighs around 32 g.

Where does the Long-billed Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea), Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea) and New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Long-billed Cuckoo?

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

Is the Long-billed Cuckoo endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-billed Cuckoo as Least Concern.

What does the Long-billed Cuckoo eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Long-billed Cuckoo in?

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

At a glance

Weight
32 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
97 mm
Tail
73 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

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

Range

Australasia: Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea), Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea) and New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Cuckoos Cuculidae
Genus
Chalcites

Other birds in the genus Chalcites

Horsfield's Bronze CuckooHorsfield's Bronze CuckooChalcites basalisBlack-eared CuckooBlack-eared CuckooChalcites osculansRufous-throated Bronze CuckooRufous-throated Bronze CuckooChalcites ruficollisShining Bronze CuckooShining Bronze CuckooChalcites lucidusWhite-eared Bronze CuckooWhite-eared Bronze CuckooChalcites meyeriiLittle Bronze CuckooLittle Bronze CuckooChalcites minutillusPied Bronze CuckooPied Bronze CuckooChalcites crassirostrisGuira CuckooGuira CuckooGuira guiraGreater AniGreater AniCrotophaga majorSmooth-billed AniSmooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Long-billed Cuckoo

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