Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus plagosus, Cuculidae: Cuckoos) Canberra, Australia, Dec 2021, (4K)
A widespread small cuckoo in Australia, though a summer breeding migrant in southern Australia. Can often occur with the similar Horsefield’s Bronze Cuckoo see: https://vimeo.com/250939382 There is a different, brighter green, sub-species of this bird in NZ, see: https://vimeo.com/149722086
A widespread small cuckoo in Australia, though a summer breeding migrant in southern Australia.
Can often occur with the similar Horsefield’s Bronze Cuckoo see: https://vimeo.com/250939382
There is a different, brighter green, sub-species of this bird in NZ, see: https://vimeo.com/149722086