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 forests.
Rufous-throated bronze cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Chalcites |
Species: | C. ruficollis
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Binomial name | |
Chalcites ruficollis (Salvadori, 1876)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chalcites ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.