Family

Cuculidae

Habits

Diurnal, Solitary, migratory, rarely gathering insmall feeding groups and shifting south to breed.

Habitat

Open Forest Woodland, and heathlands, throughout woodlands and steppes.

Breeding

July to December. 1 Pinkish egg with small red spots. Lay their eggs in the nests of others.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Carnivore, Insects; mainly caterpillars.

Details

Common Name: Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo Scientific Name: Chalcites (Chrysococcyx) basalis
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Cuculiformes
Class: Aves Category: Native
Status: Least Concern Size: Unavailable

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