The little bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx minutillus'') is a species of

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in the family Cuculidae. It is found in

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and northern and eastern

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, where its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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. It is the world's smallest cuckoo, at and . The subspecies ''rufomerus'' and ''crassirostris'' are sometimes given specific status.

Subspecies

Subspecies accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union as of 2014 are: *''C. m. peninsularis'' S.A.Parker, 1981 – southern Thailand and the

Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...

*''C. m. albifrons'' (

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, 1938) –

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and western

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*''C. m. aheneus'' (Junge, 1938) –

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and the southern Philippines *''C. m. jungei'' ( Stresemann, 1938) –

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and Madu Island *''C. m. rufomerus''

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, 1900 (green-cheeked bronze cuckoo) –

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*''C. m. crassirostris'' ( Salvadori, 1878) (pied bronze cuckoo) – considered by some authorities as a separate species. Found on

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, Kai and Tanimbar Islands *''C. m. salvadorii'' (Hartert & Stresemann, 1925) –

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*''C. m. misoriensis'' (Salvadori, 1876) –

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( Schouten Islands) *''C. m. poecilurus'' G.R.Gray, 1862 – coastal

and northern

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*''C. m. minutillus''

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, 1859 – northern Australia *''C. m. barnardi'' Mathews, 1912 – eastern Australia *''C. m. russatus''

, 1868 – (Gould's bronze cuckoo) - formerly considered by some authorities as a separate species. Found in north-eastern Australia, New Guinea

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little bronze cuckoo The little bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx minutillus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowla ...

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