Sunda Cuckoo
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Sunda Cuckoo

Cuculus lepidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
374 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Large Hawk Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus sparverioides

10–20% · With luck
Cuculus nisicolor

Cuculus nisicolor

Bird

Cuculus nisicolor

Insufficient data
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus vagans

<5% · Rare
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Bird

Cuculus fugax

<5% · Rare
Raffles's Malkoha
LC

Raffles's Malkoha

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Rhinortha chlorophaea

<5% · Rare
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

<5% · Rare
Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

<5% · Rare
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

<5% · Rare
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
LC

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis variolosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Cuckoo in Kinabalu Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sunda Cuckoo in Kinabalu Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Cuckoo in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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