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;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] xanthorhynchus | ;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] xanthorhynchus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:VIMG 2722 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Olive-backed Sunbird]] feeding juvenile Violet Cuckoo<br />Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, [[Borneo]], July 2007]] | ||
| + | 16cm. | ||
| + | ====Male==== | ||
| + | * Glossy violet upperparts and head | ||
| + | * Blackish tail with white tip, outer feathers barred | ||
| + | * Bright violet chin to upper breast | ||
| + | * White belly with broad black, green or violet bars | ||
| + | * Red eye-ring | ||
| + | * ''amethystinus'' is glossy blue-violet rather than reddish violet | ||
| + | ====Female==== | ||
| + | * Greenish bronze upperparts | ||
| + | * Dark brown crown | ||
| + | * White markings around eye and sometimes on forehead | ||
| + | * Greenish central tail, rest of tail rufous with greenish bars, outer rectrices barred black and white | ||
| + | * Whitish breast with bronze-green bars and variably washed rufous | ||
| + | Juveniles have barred rufous and greenish bronze upperparts, a bright rufous crown, rufous and green (or rufous and brown) wings, a barred brown and rufous tail and white brown-barred underparts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Bangladesh]] | + | Found from northeast [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] east to [[Burma]], [[Thailand]] and southcentral [[China]] (Yunnan) and south to [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] to peninsular [[Malaysia]], including [[Singapore]]. Also on [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Borneo]] and the [[Philippines]].<br /> |
| − | + | Threatened due habitat loss. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''C.x. xanthorhynchus'' | + | *''C.x. xanthorhynchus'' from northeast [[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Greater Sundas]] and Palawan |
| − | *''C.x. amethystinus'' [[Philippines]] | + | *''C.x. amethystinus'' in the [[Philippines]] |
| − | + | It's sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Chalcites|Chalcites]]. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. | + | Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. Also in orchards, gardens and rubber plantations.<br /> |
| − | + | Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m, but mainly below 700m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | [[ | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Feeds on insects, takes also fruit.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages by creeping up and down branches, also flycatches. Perches often motionless. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | A brood parasite. Known hosts are mainly [[:Category:Aethopyga|sunbirds]] and [[:Category:Arachnothera|spiderhunters]]. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Southern populations are resident, northern populations (e.g. in Assam and Bangladesh) appear to be migratory. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#{{Ref-HBWVol4}} |
| − | + | {{ref}} | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Violet+Cuckoo}} | {{GSearch|Violet+Cuckoo}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 31 July 2013
- Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Identification
Olive-backed Sunbird feeding juvenile Violet Cuckoo
Photo by Karim Madoya
Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, July 2007
Photo by Karim Madoya
Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, July 2007
16cm.
Male
- Glossy violet upperparts and head
- Blackish tail with white tip, outer feathers barred
- Bright violet chin to upper breast
- White belly with broad black, green or violet bars
- Red eye-ring
- amethystinus is glossy blue-violet rather than reddish violet
Female
- Greenish bronze upperparts
- Dark brown crown
- White markings around eye and sometimes on forehead
- Greenish central tail, rest of tail rufous with greenish bars, outer rectrices barred black and white
- Whitish breast with bronze-green bars and variably washed rufous
Juveniles have barred rufous and greenish bronze upperparts, a bright rufous crown, rufous and green (or rufous and brown) wings, a barred brown and rufous tail and white brown-barred underparts.
Distribution
Found from northeast India and Bangladesh east to Burma, Thailand and southcentral China (Yunnan) and south to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia to peninsular Malaysia, including Singapore. Also on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
Threatened due habitat loss.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- C.x. xanthorhynchus from northeast India to southeast Asia, Greater Sundas and Palawan
- C.x. amethystinus in the Philippines
It's sometimes placed in the genus Chalcites.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. Also in orchards, gardens and rubber plantations.
Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m, but mainly below 700m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects, takes also fruit.
Forages by creeping up and down branches, also flycatches. Perches often motionless.
Breeding
A brood parasite. Known hosts are mainly sunbirds and spiderhunters.
Movements
Southern populations are resident, northern populations (e.g. in Assam and Bangladesh) appear to be migratory.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Violet Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Violet_Cuckoo
