Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Published December 17, 2011 | By Jack Shick Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus) Beautiful little bird, they get blown in here around March. They could be on their way to NZ. We see them most years but not in big numbers. Only about the size of a Finch. shining bronze cuckoo shining bronze cuckoo shining bronze cuckoo shining bronze cuckoo