Pheasant Coucal
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Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park
418 Verified records at Daintree National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Timor and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It has adapted well to canefields in northern Australia. The pheasant coucal is unusual among Australian cuckoos in that it incubates and raises its own young instead of laying its eggs in the nest of another species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pheasant Coucal sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 418 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Pacific Koel
LC

Pacific Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys orientalis

10–20% · With luck
Little Bronze Cuckoo

Little Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx minutillus

10–20% · With luck
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
LC

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis variolosus

5–10% · With luck
Channel-billed Cuckoo
LC

Channel-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scythrops novaehollandiae

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis castaneiventris

Insufficient data
Shining Cuckoo

Shining Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx lucidus

<5% · Rare
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis flabelliformis

<5% · Rare
Oriental Cuckoo
LC

Oriental Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus optatus

<5% · Rare
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx basalis

<5% · Rare
Pallid Cuckoo

Pallid Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus pallidus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pheasant Coucal in Daintree National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Pheasant Coucal sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 418 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pheasant Coucal in Daintree National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Pheasant Coucal in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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