Pīpīwharauroa — Shining bronze cuckoo

Chrysococcyx lucidus

The shining bronze cuckoo or pīpīwharauroa (Chalcites lucidus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is a very small cuckoo, being only 13 to 18 cm (5.1 to 7.1 in) in length, and parasitises chiefly dome-shaped nests of various Gerygone species, having a range that largely corresponds with the distribution of that genus. It may also parasitise other Acanthizidae species, and is also the most southerly ranging brood parasitic bird species in the world, extending to at least 46°S in New Zealand.

Ko te Pīpīwharauroa he manu ngahere nō Aotearoa. He manu pīrere mai i ngā motu o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. Hei te kōanga ka tau mai ki Aotearoa. He kārikirino te tuarā, he mā, he kawakawa mōhinuhinu ngā tāhei o te puku. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Chrysococcyx lucidus. Ko te ingoa reo Pākehā ko te Shining Cuckoo.

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