Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo in Royal National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo sighting in Royal National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo in Royal National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo in Royal National Park in our monthly data.