Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
16.50 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield, 1821)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, mangroves, rural gardens, plantations. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan (B), Brunei Darussalam, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines (B), Singapore (B), Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Cambodia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (65)...)

Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [XC369082]
by Jason Bugay Reyes from Mount Harriet NP, South Andaman County, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (song)

Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [XC756613]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore, Singapore (call)

Subspecies
Asian and Australasian forms of Chrysococcyx sometimes placed in genus Chalcites.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821) - North-eastern India and Bangladesh east to Myanmar, Thailand and south-central China (Yunnan), and south through Malay Peninsula and Indochina to Greater Sundas and south-western Philippines (Palawan).
amethystinus (Vigors, 1831) - Philippines (Basilan, Cebu, Luzon, Mindoro, Samar, Mindanao, Catanduanes).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) - 10 files

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