Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus rectunguis (Short-toed Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Sunda Cuckoo
Cuculus lepidus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Cuculus nisicolor
Cuculus nisicolor
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Short-toed Coucal at Kinabalu Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |