Little Bronze-Cuckoo
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| Chrysococcyx minutillus Gould, 1859 |
The Little Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This is the world's smallest cuckoo, at 17 grams and 15 cm (6 in).
The subspecies rufomerus is sometimes given specific status as the Green-cheeked Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx rufomerus.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Chrysococcyx minutillus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
