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Pied bronze cuckoo

Pied bronze cuckoo is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pied bronze cuckoo rather than just read about it. In short: The pied bronze cuckoo (Chalcites crassirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found on the Tayandu Islands, the Kai Islands and the Tanimbar Islands, all of which are part of the Maluku Islands in Southeast Asia.

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Reference excerpt

The pied bronze cuckoo (Chalcites crassirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found on the Tayandu Islands, the Kai Islands and the Tanimbar Islands, all of which are part of the Maluku Islands in Southeast Asia. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the little bronze cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus).

Taxonomy The pied bronze cuckoo was formally described in 1878 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori under the binomial name Lamprococcyx crassirostris. The type locality is Tual on the island of Kai Kecil (Little Kai Island) in the Maluku Islands. It is now one of the eight species placed in the genus Chalcites was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (khalkitēs) meaning "containing copper" or "coppery". The specific epithet crassirostris combines the Latin crassus meaning "thick", "heavy" with -rostris meaning "-billed". This species was formerly considered as one of the subspecies of the widely distributed little bronze cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus). It was elevated to species status based on its distinct plumage and vocalization.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Pied bronze cuckoo

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pied bronze cuckoo claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pied bronze cuckoo before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pied bronze cuckoo ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pied bronze cuckoo

In research: Pied bronze cuckoo appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pied bronze cuckoo in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pied bronze cuckoo is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Birds described in 1858, Birds of the Kai Islands, Birds of the Tanimbar Islands, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pied bronze cuckoo outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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