• Synonyms Golden-Bronze Cuckoo, Broad-billed Bronze-Cuckoo, Bronze Cuckoo, Golden Bronze Cuckoo, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Shining Cucoo, Pipiwharauroa, Shining Cuckoo
  • Old latin name for bird Cuculus nitens, Chalchites lucidus, Chalcites lucidus, Cuculus lucidus, Chrysococcyx lucidus

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Where to see Shining Bronze Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion w, nc, e, se Australia, Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and New Zealand region including Chatham Is. (e of North I.)
  • Non breeding region to Lesser Sundas, New Guinea region, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

Shining Bronze Cuckoo subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chalcites lucidus hartertiRennell and Bellona (to nw of Rennell; s Solomon Is.)-No
Chalcites lucidus layardiTemotu (=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.), Vanuatu including Banks Is. and New Caledonia including Loyalty Is.-No
Chalcites lucidus lucidusNorth, South, Stewart is., satellites and Chatham Is. (e of South I.; New Zealand)to e Australia, New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea), Bismarck Arch. including Admiralty Is., and Solomon Is.No
Chalcites lucidus plagosussw WA, Cape York Pen., ne QLD to se SA and Tasmania (sw, ne Australia and Tasmania)Lesser Sundas, New Guinea and Bismarck Arch.No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliচকভমক তাভা঩াচ঩য়া
Catalancucut bronzat lluent
Chinese金鹃
Chinese (Traditional)金鵑〔閃亮金鵑〕
Croatianbrončanozelena kukavica
Czechkukačka nádherná, Kukacka nádherná, kukačka blýskavá
DanishBronzegøg
DutchGouden Bronskoekoek
Esperantobrila kukolo
Estonianränd-pronkskägu
Finnishkiiltokäki
FrenchCoucou vert, Coucou éclatant, Coucou cuivré
GermanBronzekuckuck, Sultanspecht, Glanzbronzekuckuck
Hungarianfénylő rézkakukk
IcelandicGljágaukur
IndonesianKedasi emas
ItalianCuculo bronzeo splendente, Cuculo bronzato splendente
Japanese(ミドリカッコウ), ヨコジマテリカッコウ
Lithuanianblizgioji bronzinė gegutė
MaoriPipiwharauroa, pīpīwharauroa
Norwegianbronsegjøk
Norwegian NynorskBronsegauk
Polishkukułeczka jarzębata, kukuleczka jarzebata
Portuguesecuco-brilhante, cuco-verde-brilhante
RussianБронзовая кукушка, Золотисто-бронзовая кукушка, Новозеландская бронзовая кукушка
SerbianSjajna bronzana kukavica
Slovakkukučka lesklá
SpanishCuclillo bronceado, Cuclillo broncíneo
Swedishguldglansgök
TurkishParlak Zümrüt Guguğu
Ukrainianдідрик смугастощокий