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;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] xanthorhynchus | ;[[:Category:Chrysococcyx|Chrysococcyx]] xanthorhynchus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:IMG 5302c filtered.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|kampang|kampang}}<br />Jurong Eco Gardens, [[Singapore]], June 2015]] |
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* Glossy violet upperparts and head | * Glossy violet upperparts and head | ||
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* ''amethystinus'' is glossy blue-violet rather than reddish violet | * ''amethystinus'' is glossy blue-violet rather than reddish violet | ||
====Female==== | ====Female==== | ||
| + | [[Image:98C010E1-C34C-49E5-B2BB-2861D1B24BF0.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo © by {{user|SEdwards7|SEdwards7}}<br />Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, [[Thailand]], September 2018]] | ||
* Greenish bronze upperparts | * Greenish bronze upperparts | ||
* Dark brown crown | * Dark brown crown | ||
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Threatened due habitat loss. | Threatened due habitat loss. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C.x. xanthorhynchus'' from northeast [[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Greater Sundas]] and Palawan | *''C.x. xanthorhynchus'' from northeast [[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Greater Sundas]] and Palawan | ||
*''C.x. amethystinus'' in the [[Philippines]] | *''C.x. amethystinus'' in the [[Philippines]] | ||
It's sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Chalcites|Chalcites]]. | It's sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Chalcites|Chalcites]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:VIMG 2722 copy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Olive-backed Sunbird]] feeding juvenile Violet Cuckoo<br />Photo © by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, [[Borneo]], July 2007]] | ||
Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. Also in orchards, gardens and rubber plantations.<br /> | Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. Also in orchards, gardens and rubber plantations.<br /> | ||
Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m, but mainly below 700m. | Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m, but mainly below 700m. | ||
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Southern populations are resident, northern populations (e.g. in Assam and Bangladesh) appear to be migratory. | Southern populations are resident, northern populations (e.g. in Assam and Bangladesh) appear to be migratory. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Violet | + | {{GSearch|"Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus" {{!}} "Violet Cuckoo"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysococcyx]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:08, 11 April 2024
- Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Identification
16cm (6 in)
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
There are 2 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
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
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, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Violet_Cuckoo
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
