Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Chalcites lucidus
Taxonomy
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Chalcites
- eBird Code
- shbcuc1
Taxonomy Changes
Chrysococcyx lucidus → Chalcites lucidus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (4)
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Chalcites lucidus harterti
Rennell and Bellona (souheastern Solomon Islands)
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Chalcites lucidus layardi
Temotu (southeastern Solomon Islands), Vanuatu including Banks Islands, and New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands
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Chalcites lucidus lucidus
breeds New Zealand; winters to northern Melanesia and eastern Australia
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Chalcites lucidus plagosus
breeds southwestern and southeastern Australia (southern South Australia to southeastern Queensland and Tasmania); eastern population winters to northern Melanesia
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.