White-eared Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites meyerii)
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White-eared Bronze Cuckoo

Chalcites meyerii (Salvadori, 1874)

19 gWeight

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

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-eared Bronze Cuckoo has been recorded at 22 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea108 records
  2. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea63 records
  3. Minggre Birdwatching HomestayIndonesia50 records
More places
  1. Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia30 records
  2. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea28 records
  3. Arfak Mtns – German CampIndonesia21 records
  4. Ok Menga Hydro IntakePapua New Guinea14 records
  5. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea6 records
  6. MalagufukIndonesia6 records
  7. West Waigeo birding roadIndonesia6 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 White-eared Bronze Cuckoo?

The White-eared Bronze Cuckoo weighs around 19 g.

Where does the White-eared Bronze Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Batanta (Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea), New Guinea and Goodenough (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, east of southeastern New Guinea). It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the White-eared Bronze Cuckoo?

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

Is the White-eared Bronze Cuckoo endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-eared Bronze Cuckoo as Least Concern.

What does the White-eared Bronze Cuckoo eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-eared Bronze Cuckoo in?

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

At a glance

Weight
19 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
90 mm
Tail
62 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

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

Range

Australasia: montane Batanta (Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea), New Guinea and Goodenough (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, east of southeastern New Guinea)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Cuckoos Cuculidae
Genus
Chalcites

Other birds in the genus Chalcites

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White-eared Bronze Cuckoo

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