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Little Bronze-CuckooAlternate name(s): "Rufous-breasted Bronze-Cuckoo"; race russatus: "Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo" Size: 14-15 cm Weight: 15-20 g |
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Photos |
Race "minutillus"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo; note the red
eye-ring (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Near-lateral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, September 2018]
Near-lateral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo with its tail fanned
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, August 2014]
Dorsal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo, with its head turned,
thereby showing clearly the characteristic red eye-ring
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Bird Billabong, Adelaide River, Mary River NP, Top End, NT, November 2019]
Close-up ventral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, September 2018]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo; note the grey eye-ring
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, August 2014]
Frontal view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Coconut Grove, Darwin, NT, August 2020]
Near-frontal view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Coconut Grove, Darwin, NT, August 2020]
Near-frontal view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo; this bird
was observed adopting a cryptic stance for an extended period
of time (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Coconut Grove, Darwin, NT, August 2020]
Near-lateral view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Coconut Grove, Darwin, NT, August 2020]
Close-up lateral view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, August 2019]
Lateral view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2012]
Lateral view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, August 2014]
Race "barnardi"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-dorsal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo in dense bushland
[Wetlands of Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon, QLD, July 2009; see
credits page for details]
Race "russatus"
This race is also called "Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo".
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal/ventral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo, race "russatus";
note the red eye-rings and the russet breast
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Daintree River, QLD, November 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo looking towards
the observer
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, July 2018]
Near-frontal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Townsville Common, QLD, July 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Daintree River, QLD, November 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo looking backwards
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Townsville Common, QLD, July 2020]
Close-up lateral portrait of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo; note the
rufous fringes to the flight feathers that are characteristic for
this race
(photo courtesy of R. Russell)
[Mount Molloy, QLD, July 2007]
Dorsal view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo, race "russatus"
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, July 2018]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female Little Bronze-Cuckoo, race "russatus"
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Cairns, QLD, June 2013]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: ? | Mobility: Migratory | Elementary unit: Solitary |
Amongst others, Little Bronze-Cuckoos host on Green-backed Gerygones.
Frontal/ventral view of a dependent juvenile Little Bronze-Cuckoo
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, June 2021]
Lateral/ventral view of a dependent juvenile Little Bronze-Cuckoo
with one of its hosts/"parents", a
Green-backed Gerygone
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, June 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Like most other small cuckoos, Little Bronze-Cuckoos are insect hunters. They take their prey from foliage and from the ground.
Near-lateral view of a male Little Bronze-Cuckoo with its prey
a small caterpillar
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Daintree River, QLD, November 2019]
Female Little Bronze-Cuckoo with its prey, a caterpillar that it
has just beaten to a pulp
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, August 2019]