Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus phasianinus (Pheasant Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
📅 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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pheasant Coucal in Daintree National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Pheasant Coucal sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 418 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.