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Species
Chrysococcyx ruficollis Salvadori, 1876
Nomenclature
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Family: CuculidaeGenus: Chrysococcyx
Species:
Chrysococcyx ruficollis Salvadori, 1876
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo, Reddish-throated Bronze-cuckoo, Mountain Bronze-cuckoo
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SUMMARY
Adult greenish above, with forehead, face, throat and breast rufous, barred white and green below; iris from reddish brown in male to brown in female, bill black, feet olive grey, Juvenile greenish above, grey below, flanks faintly barred grey, iris dark brown. Voice: Song 8- 9 sec, higher- pitched than song of C. meyeri.