Sunda Cuckoo
Cuculus lepidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus lepidus (Sunda Cuckoo)
The Sunda cuckoo or Sunda lesser cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) is a South-east Asian bird belonging to the genus Cuculus in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It was formerly classified with the Himalayan cuckoo (C. saturatus) and Oriental cuckoo (C. optatus) in a single species, C. saturatus, but is now often regarded as a separate species based on differences in voice, size and plumage. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo
Carpococcyx viridis
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Cuckoo in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sunda Cuckoo in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Cuckoo in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.