Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus(Gould, J, 1859)
English (US) Little Bronze Cuckoo
The Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Chalcites minutillus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Little Bronze Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Chalcites minutillus peninsularis
- Chalcites minutillus albifrons
- Chalcites minutillus aheneus
- Chalcites minutillus jungei
- Chalcites minutillus rufomerus
- Chalcites minutillus salvadorii
- Chalcites minutillus misoriensis
- Chalcites minutillus poecilurus
- Chalcites minutillus minutillus
- Chalcites minutillus russatus
- Chalcites minutillus barnardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysococcyx minutillus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1859)
- Type locality
- Port Essington, Northern Territory.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.1 p.128
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Long-billed Cuckoo
Chalcites megarhynchus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites basalis
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chalcites osculans
Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites ruficollis
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites lucidus
White-eared Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites meyerii
Pied Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites crassirostris
Pallid Cuckoo
Heteroscenes pallidus
White-crowned Cuckoo
Caliechthrus leucolophus
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
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