Chrysococcyx lucidus

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo at Quaama, NSW

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Identification history

Chrysococcyx basalis

12 Dec 2019

FionaG

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User's notes

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo?

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JackieMiles wrote:

13 Dec 2019

You need a side view of the facial pattern to be positive, but I think the fact that the barring underneath is very regular and complete makes this a Shining Bronze, not Horsfield's. It is the more common down here too.

FionaG wrote:

13 Dec 2019

Thank you Jackie. Will remember that.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.893031 -36.459567
Places Quaama, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
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Species information

Chrysococcyx lucidus Scientific name
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1048.8m Recorded at altitude
164 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Chrysococcyx lucidus Chalcites lucidus