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title: "Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo"
description: "Chalcites basalis — Birds. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (Chalcites basalis) is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/horsfield-s-bronze-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

> Chalcites basalis — Birds. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (Chalcites basalis) is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

- Scientific name: *Chalcites basalis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1393
- iNaturalist taxon: [1578710](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1578710)

## Names

- en: Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
- de: Rotschwanzkuckuck
- es: Cuclillo de Horsfield
- fr: Coucou de Horsfield

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1272), ID (18), SG (16), TH (13)

## Summary

Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (Chalcites basalis) is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages 22 g (0.78 oz) 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 distinguished 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsfield%27s_bronze_cuckoo

## Photo

![Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/horsfield-s-bronze-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192158936

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/horsfield-s-bronze-cuckoo?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).