Cuculiformes / Cuculidae / Chalcites

Shining Bronze Cuckoo

Chalcites lucidus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Chrysococcyx lucidus → Chalcites lucidus

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

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Chalcites lucidus harterti

Rennell and Bellona (souheastern Solomon Islands)
Chalcites lucidus layardi

Temotu (southeastern Solomon Islands), Vanuatu including Banks Islands, and New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands
Chalcites lucidus lucidus

breeds New Zealand; winters to northern Melanesia and eastern Australia
Chalcites lucidus plagosus

breeds southwestern and southeastern Australia (southern South Australia to southeastern Queensland and Tasmania); eastern population winters to northern Melanesia

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.