Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)

About Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Cuckoos
• Family: Cuckoos

Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages 22 g (0.78 oz) and is distinguished by its green and bronze iridescent colouring on its back and incomplete brown barring from neck to tail. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo can be distinguished from other bronze cuckoos by its white eyebrow and brown eye stripe. The Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is common throughout Australia preferring the drier open woodlands away from forested areas. This species was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.

Source: Wikipedia