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Chalcites minutillus
Also known as: Little Bronze Cuckoo
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, especially caterpillars
Habitat
Forest edge, mangroves, gardens
Range
Southeast Asia to Australasia
Clutch size
1 egg (brood parasite)
Incubation period
About 11–12 days
Size
Small (15–17cm)
Wingspan
~22–24cm
Weight
~15–20g
A tiny cuckoo with glossy bronze-green upperparts and a barred breast, found at forest edge, mangroves and gardens throughout the Sundaic lowlands.
A brood parasite of small flowerpeckers and sunbirds, its high-pitched descending whistle is often the only sign of this diminutive and easily overlooked bird.
