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The Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx basalis'') is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages 22g and is distinguished by its green and bronze iridescent colouring on its back and incomplete brown barring from neck to tail. What distinguishes the Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo from other bronze cuckoos is 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. ==Taxonomy== The Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo is one of five Australian species in the genus ''Chrysococcyx'' (formally ''Chalcites'') a type of parasitic bird,〔 that parasitises fairy-wrens primarily to raise their young.〔 The five species of cuckoo in the genus ''Chrysococcyx'': *Black-eared cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx osculans'') *Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx basalis'') *Shining bronze-cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx lucidus'') *Little bronze-cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx minutillus'') *Gould's bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx russatus'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horsfield's bronze cuckoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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