Meyer's Bronze-cuckoo
Meyer's Bronze-cuckoo
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Meyer's Bronze-cuckoo is a small, iridescent cuckoo found in the mountains of New Guinea. It is similar to other bronze-cuckoos but often distinguished by subtle differences in plumage, such as a more uniform green on the head and less prominent barring on the flanks. This secretive bird inhabits dense montane forests.
Where to spot
Montane forests and secondary growth in the highlands of New Guinea.
How to spot
Requires careful observation to distinguish from similar bronze-cuckoos in New Guinea. Look for its iridescent green upperparts and generally fine barring on the underparts. Its soft, somewhat hesitant whistling calls, often a repeated 'tseee-tseee,' can help locate it.
When to spot
Observable year-round within its high-altitude habitat.
Where to spot
Montane forests and secondary growth in the highlands of New Guinea.
How to spot
Requires careful observation to distinguish from similar bronze-cuckoos in New Guinea. Look for its iridescent green upperparts and generally fine barring on the underparts. Its soft, somewhat hesitant whistling calls, often a repeated 'tseee-tseee,' can help locate it.
When to spot
Observable year-round within its high-altitude habitat.
Like other cuckoos in its genus, Meyer's Bronze-cuckoo is a brood parasite, relying on smaller passerines to raise its young in the dense montane forests it inhabits.
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