鹃形目

翠金鹃 Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus

小型鸟类
体长 17 cm

虹膜 /iris

红褐色 /reddish-brown

嘴 /bill

亮橙黄色，尖端黑色/yellow with dark tip

脚 /legs and feet

暗褐绿色 /brownish-green

目 │ 鹃形目CUCULIFORMES 科 │ 杜鹃科Cuculidae

野外识别 │ 羽色艳丽。雄鸟上体辉绿色，腹白色、具绿色横斑；雌鸟头至背缀棕栗色，上体绿色，下体白色并且有黑色横斑。鸣声三声一度，似吹口哨声“ kee-kee-kee ”，声调由低而高。

居留及分布 │ 国外分布于印度半岛、中南半岛至苏门答腊；国内在四川、贵州、湖北为夏候鸟，在云南和海南为留鸟。在南岭为夏候鸟，于乳阳有记录。

生境及习性 │ 栖息于低山和山脚平原茂密的常绿林中，繁殖期可上到海拔近 1 900 m的高山灌丛地带。多单独或成对活动，行为隐匿而不易发现，飞行快速而有力。主要以昆虫为食。繁殖期3—6月。自己不营巢和孵卵，将卵产于太阳鸟、柳莺等的巢中。繁殖数据缺乏。

Field identification │ A small, slender cuckoo. Adult males are glossy emerald-green on the head, breast and upperparts and boldly barred green and white from the lower breast to the vent. Females are coppery-green on the upperparts, rufous on the crown and nape, with fine pale bars on the cheeks and throat, and barred rufous and white on the rest of the underparts. Juveniles resemble femalesbut show dark bars on the crown and rufous edges to the scapulars and coverts. The song of the male is a loud, clear descending 3-4 notes kee-kee-kee .

Distribution & status │ Breeds from Nepal and northern India through Indochina to southern China, and winters south to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. In China, it appears to be rare east of Guangxi and Sichuan, but has occasionally been found in summer or on passage in Hubei, Hunan, Hainan and Guangdong. In Nanling, it is a rare passage migrant, recorded at Ruyang.

Habitat & habits │ Asian Emerald Cuckoos occur singly or in pairs in hill forests and other wooded habitats including urban parks on migration. They forage in the tree canopy for caterpillars, ants and other insects and are parasitic in breeding habits. Host species in southern China are unknown but probably include sunbirds.