Sunda Cuckoo

Cuculus lepidus Müller, S, 1845

29–30 cmLength87 gWeight

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.

Most records: Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste

Sunda Cuckoo has been recorded at 67 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia700 records
Kebun Raya Eka Karya BaliIndonesia197 records
Kawah PutihIndonesia157 records

More places

Ijen – main roadIndonesia146 records
Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia145 records
Golo LusangIndonesia135 records
Bukit FraserMalaysia114 records
Gunung Gede Pangrango NPIndonesia113 records
Gunung Gede Pangrango NP – Waterfall TrailIndonesia112 records
Kinabalu Park – Timpohon GateMalaysia73 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Malaysia Indonesia Timor-Leste

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Sunda Cuckoo?

The Sunda Cuckoo is about 29–30 cm long and weighs around 87 g.

Where does the Sunda Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: montane Malay Peninsula, Greater and Lesser Sundas and Seram (east-central Moluccas). It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.