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Rufous-throated bronze cuckoo

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Rufous-throated bronze cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Chalcites
Species:
C. ruficollis
Binomial name
Chalcites ruficollis
(Salvadori, 1876)

The rufous-throated bronze cuckoo (Chalcites ruficollis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea where its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chalcites ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.