Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Summary 5
The Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This is the world's smallest cuckoo, at 17 grams and 15 cm (6 in).
In Singapore, it is a common breeding resident.
The male has red eye ring, while the female has paler eye ring. The juvenile lacks the bars on the underparts.
The confusion species in Singapore is the Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo, which is a rare austral migrant, has brown forehead, prominent eye stripe, and rufous on uppertail.
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