Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

Chalcites basalis

The Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis) is a small cuckoo found in Australia and New Guinea. This bird has a slender body, with a bronze-green upper plumage and white underparts. It is known for its distinctive call, a descending series of whistles. Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly thornbills and fairy-wrens. It primarily feeds on insects and caterpillars. This species is migratory, spending the winter in northern Australia and New Guinea. Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo is often found in open woodlands, heathlands, and shrublands.

Habitat: Open woodlands, heathlands, shrublands