Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx lucidus (Shining Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
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 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 18 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 19 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shining Cuckoo in Daintree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Shining Cuckoo sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shining Cuckoo in Daintree National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Shining Cuckoo in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.