Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Chalcites basalis) | Details

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo Chalcites basalis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Chalcites basalis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.

Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	10,600,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	19,700,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.17 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common in much of its breeding range (del Hoyo et al. 1997). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Australia	extant	native	yes
Brunei	extant	vagrant
Christmas Island (to Australia)	extant	vagrant
Indonesia	extant	native
Malaysia	extant	native
Papua New Guinea	extant	native
Singapore	extant	vagrant

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	suitable	breeding
Desert	Hot	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Intertidal	Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Intertidal	Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)	suitable	breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo Chalcites basalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-chalcites-basalis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.