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Chalcites
''Chalcites'' is a genus of Australasian cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. They were formerly placed in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. Taxonomy The genus ''Chalcites'' was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The type species is, by tautology, ''Cuculus chalcites'' which is a junior synonym of ''Cuculus plagosus'' Latham, now considered to be a subspecies of the shining bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites lucidus''). The genus name is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (''khalkitēs'') meaning "containing copper" or "coppery". The cuckoos in this genus were formerly placed with group of Afro-Asian cuckoos in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. They were moved to ''Chalcites'' based on differences in morphology and the lack of significant sexual dimorphism. The genus contains eight species: * Long-billed cuckoo, ''Chalcites megarhynchus'' * Horsfield's bronze cuckoo, ''Chalcites basalis'' * Black-eared cuckoo, ''Chalcites osculans'' * Rufous-throated bronze cuckoo, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pied Bronze Cuckoo
The pied bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites crassirostris'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found on the Tayandu Islands, the Kai Islands and the Tanimbar Islands, all of which are part of the Maluku Islands in Southeast Asia. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the little bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites minutillus''). Taxonomy The pied bronze cuckoo was formally described in 1878 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori under the binomial name ''Lamprococcyx crassirostris''. The type locality is Tual on the island of Kai Kecil (Little Kai Island) in the Maluku Islands. It is now one of the eight species placed in the genus ''Chalcites'' was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (''khalkitēs'') meaning "containing copper" or "coppery". The specific epithet ''crassirostris'' combines the Latin ''crassus'' meaning "thick", "heavy" with ''-rostris'' meaning "-billed". This species was form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Bronze Cuckoo
The little bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites minutillus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. It is a common brood parasite of birds form the genus '' Geryone.'' 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. It is the world's smallest cuckoo. 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. It has 11 subspecies which are generally recognized. Description As the world's smallest cuckoo, the little bronze cuckoo measures 15-16 centimeters (5.9-6.3 in) in length and weighs 14.5-17.0 grams (0.51-0.60 oz). The females are slightly larger than the males. The generation length of the Little Bronze Cuckoo is approximately three years. The little bronze cuckoo is characterized by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
The shining bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites lucidus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was formerly placed in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. It is a very small cuckoo, being only in length, and parasitises chiefly dome-shaped nests of various '' Gerygone'' species, having a range that largely corresponds with the distribution of that genus. It may also parasitise other Acanthizidae species, and is also the most southerly ranging brood parasitic bird species in the world, extending to at least 46°S in New Zealand. Taxonomy The shining bronze cuckoo was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the other cuckoos in the genus ''Cuculus'' and coined the binomial name ''Cuculus lucidus''. Gmelin based his description on the ''Shinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites basalis'') is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages and is distinguished by its green and bronze iridescent colouring on its back and incomplete brown barring from neck to tail. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo can be distiguished from other bronze cuckoos by its white eyebrow and brown eye stripe. The Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is common throughout Australia preferring the drier open woodlands away from forested areas. This species was formerly placed in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. Taxonomy The Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is one of five Australian species in the genus '' Chalcites'' (formerly '' Chrysococcyx'') a type of parasitic bird, that parasitizes fairy-wrens primarily to raise their young. Diet and behaviour The main diet of the Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is insects and they are nomadic, travelling to different regions of Australia to breed and find food. Small insects are taken from leaves, branches, caught on the wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-eared Cuckoo
The black-eared cuckoo (''Chalcites osculans'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Found across Australia, it migrates to eastern Indonesia and southern New Guinea. They are usually observed by themselves or in a pair as they don't raise their own young, rather they leave eggs in another species nest to be raised by host. This species was formerly placed in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. Description Adult weight on average and are long,Simpson, K and Day, N. 1998. The Claremont Field guide to the Birds of Australia, Penguin with dull greyish-brown back with distinctive black eye-stripe from the bill to the neck. Rump is pale white and breasts area is pale salmon in colour.Pizzey and Knight 2007. The Field guide to the Birds of Australia, eight edition. HarperCollins Feet and legs are black, eyes are brown, bill is black tail is grey/brown on top, with white tips, while underneath the tail is cream with brownish bars. What distinguishes it from other small sized cuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
The shining bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites lucidus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was formerly placed in the genus '' Chrysococcyx''. It is a very small cuckoo, being only in length, and parasitises chiefly dome-shaped nests of various '' Gerygone'' species, having a range that largely corresponds with the distribution of that genus. It may also parasitise other Acanthizidae species, and is also the most southerly ranging brood parasitic bird species in the world, extending to at least 46°S in New Zealand. Taxonomy The shining bronze cuckoo was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the other cuckoos in the genus ''Cuculus'' and coined the binomial name ''Cuculus lucidus''. Gmelin based his description on the ''Shinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo
The rufous-throated bronze cuckoo (''Chalcites ruficollis'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Chrysococcyx''. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea where its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. References rufous-throated bronze cuckoo Birds of the New Guinea Highlands rufous-throated bronze cuckoo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysococcyx
''Chrysococcyx'' is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Chrysococcyx'' was erected by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the African emerald cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') as the type species. The name ''Chrysococcyx '' comes from the Ancient Greek words χρυσος (''khrusos''), meaning "gold", and κοκκυξ (''kokkux''), meaning "cuckoo". A group of Australo-Papuan taxa that were formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genus ''Chalcites''. The genus contains the following species: * Diederik cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx caprius'') * African emerald cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') * Yellow-throated cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx flavigularis'') * Klaas's cuckoo Klaas's cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx klaas'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae which is native to the wooded regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The specific name honours Klaas, the Khoikhoi man who collected the type specimen. Name The spe ... (''Chryso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuckoos
Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( ) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( ). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae, respectively. The cuckoo order Cuculiformes is one of three that make up the Otidimorphae, the other two being the turacos and the bustards. The family Cuculidae contains 150 species, which are divided into 33 genera. The cuckoos are generally medium-sized, slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution; the majority of species are tropical. Some species are migratory. The cuckoos feed on insects, insect larvae, and a variety of other animals, as well as fruit. Some species are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species and giving rise to the terms " cucko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight Bird skeleton, skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the common ostrich. There are over 11,000 living species and they are split into 44 Order (biology), orders. More than half are passerine or "perching" birds. Birds have Bird wing, wings whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the Flightless bird, loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemism, endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Latham (ornithologist)
John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, natural history, naturalist and author. His main works were ''A General Synopsis of Birds'' (1781–1801) and ''A General History of Birds'' (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds that reached England in the final twenty years of the 18th century, and was responsible for providing English names for many of them. He named some of Australia's most famous birds, including the emu, sulphur-crested cockatoo, wedge-tailed eagle, superb lyrebird, Australian magpie, magpie-lark, white-throated needletail and pheasant coucal. Latham has been called the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology. He was also the first to describe the hyacinth macaw from South America. Biography John Latham was born on 27 June 1740 at Eltham in northwest Kent. He was the eldest son of John Latham (died 1788), a surgeon, and his mother, who was a descendant of the Sothebys, in Yorkshire. He was educated at Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
