Violet Cuckoo 紫金鹃

Order : Cuculiformes 鹃形目

Family : Cuculidae 杜鹃科
Genus : Chrysococcyx 金鹃属

Binomial name : Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Violet Cuckoo
紫金鹃

Size: 16.5~17cm

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, semi-evergreen and deciduous forest, sometimes parks and gardens during non-breeding movements. Up to 1300m.

Status: Migrant
lifer male: Oct2018 . Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

Violet Cuckoo (male.juv)

lifer Oct2018 . Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest @ Penang

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Violet Cuckoo (male)

Jan2022 . Taiping @ Perak