Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo
Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo

Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo

Carpococcyx viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kerinci Seblat National Park
88 Verified records at Kerinci Seblat National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Sumatran ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) is a large, terrestrial species of cuckoo endemic to the forests of Sumatra in Indonesia. It was first described in 1879 and, despite being identified as a separate species in the 1880s, was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean ground cuckoo until recently being returned to the status of a unique species. Considered endangered species by the IUCN Red List, it was initially known from just eight specimens and evaded notice from 1916 until 1997, when it was rediscovered and photographed. The Sumatran ground cuckoo's diet is thought to consist of invertebrates, small mammals, and reptiles. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

10–20% · With luck
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Insufficient data
Sunda Cuckoo
LC

Sunda Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus lepidus

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

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis variolosus

5–10% · With luck
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

5–10% · With luck
Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

<5% · Rare
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Large Hawk Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus sparverioides

<5% · Rare
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Malkoha
LC

Red-billed Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zanclostomus javanicus

Insufficient data
Little Bronze Cuckoo

Little Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx minutillus

Insufficient data
Raffles's Malkoha
LC

Raffles's Malkoha

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Rhinortha chlorophaea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.

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