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Shining Bronze-cuckoo

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The Shining Bronze-cuckoo is a small, migratory cuckoo known for its brilliant iridescent green-bronze upperparts and finely barred underparts. It is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of small passerines. Its beautiful calls are a sign of spring in its breeding grounds.

Where to spot

Breeds in New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, and southern and eastern Australia. Migrates to wintering grounds in New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and other islands in the southwest Pacific.

How to spot

Look for its small size, brilliant iridescent green back and crown, and finely barred white underparts. Its distinctive, mournful, whistling call, 'pee-pee-pee-pee-pee,' repeated several times, is often the first indication of its presence.

When to spot

Best observed during its breeding season (late spring to summer) in Australia and New Zealand. Present in tropical wintering grounds during the non-breeding months (autumn and winter).

Where to spot

Breeds in New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, and southern and eastern Australia. Migrates to wintering grounds in New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and other islands in the southwest Pacific.

How to spot

When to spot

Best observed during its breeding season (late spring to summer) in Australia and New Zealand. Present in tropical wintering grounds during the non-breeding months (autumn and winter).

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This species undertakes an impressive migration, with populations breeding in New Zealand and southern Australia migrating thousands of kilometers north to winter in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea.

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