Scientific Name: Chalcites basalis
Malay Name: Sewah-Daun Australia
Chinese Name: 霍氏金鹃
Range: Breeds in Australia with some population dispersing northwards during the southern hemisphere winter to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore.
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 16 cm
Identification: Adult resembles female Little Bronze Cuckoo but has prominent dark-brown eyestripe and contrasting white eyebrow that curve down the sides of the neck, faint brownish streaks on throat, bold barrings at flanks, unbarred belly and rufous-chestnut outertail-feathers.
Similar looking species: Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Violet Cuckoo, Little Bronze Cuckoo
Habitat: Secondary growth, open woodland and grassland near the coast.
Behaviour/Ecology: Feeds mainly on caterpillars and insects, gleaned from branches and foliage. Will also forage on the ground.
Local Status: Very rare migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
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Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Chalcites basalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683982A93009574.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo. Retrieved on October 28, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo.