Species profile
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are w, nc, e, se Australia, Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and New Zealand region including Chatham Is. (e of North I.). Non breeding regions are to Lesser Sundas, New Guinea region, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is..
- Scientific name
- Chrysococcyx lucidus
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Chrysococcyx
Recording Shining Bronze Cuckoo in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Cuculidae
- African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)