Red-necked bronze cuckoo
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Red-necked bronze cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx ruficollis ) |
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The red-necked bronze cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx ruficollis ) is a species of cuckoo that occurs in New Guinea .
features
The red-necked bronze cuckoo is colored dark green on top, the head and chest plumage are red-brown. The belly and flanks are white with shiny green sparrows . The gender dimorphism is not very pronounced. The plumage of the male, in contrast to that of the female, shimmers slightly brownish-purple on top. The red-necked bronze cuckoo is about 16 cm tall.
distribution
The red-necked bronze cuckoo is only found in New Guinea, where it inhabits mountains such as the Bismarck Mountains or the Maoke Mountains . Little is known about the species and no population size estimates are available. It is listed as not endangered by the IUCN .
Way of life
The red-necked bronze cuckoo lives in tropical mountain forests and thickets in the subalpine region of New Guinea. The main food is caterpillars and other insects. Like all other Chrysococcyx species , the cuckoo is probably a breeding parasite.
literature
- Johannes Erritzøe , Clive F. Mann, Frederik Brammer, Richard A. Fuller: Cuckoos of the World (Helm Identification Guides) . Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, London 2012, ISBN 978-071-366-034-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Erritzoe et al., P. 361
- ↑ Chalcites ruficollis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2012. Accessed September 5 2012th
Web links
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Rufous-throated Bronze-cuckoo ( Chalcites ruficollis ) . Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Rufous-throated Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx ruficollis) in the Internet Bird Collection