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Chalcites minutillus
Little Bronze Cuckoo is the world's smallest cuckoo, formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. The species belongs to cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is a common brood parasite of birds from the genus Geryone. The pied bronze cuckoo was formerly considered to be a subspecies. Other common names for the little bronze cuckoo include the red-eyed bronze cuckoo and the Malay green cuckoo. (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its recorded distribution includes Southeast Asia, New Guinea and parts of Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and it is a common brood parasite of birds of the genus Gerygone (Wikipedia, general species account). This cuckoo is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and some parts of Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The little bronze cuckoo's range covers Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia. (Wikipedia, general species account).