Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
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Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus

Silhouette: Nicolas Huet le Jeune and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kosciuszko National Park
86 Verified sightings at Kosciuszko National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,426 Verified sightings across all 27 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

The Sahul brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus), formerly known as the brush cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family. It is native to Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northern and eastern Australia. It is a grey-brown bird with a buff breast. Its call is a familiar sound of the Australian and Indonesian bush.

Eight subspecies are recognised: C. v. major Salvadori, 1880 – north Moluccas (Morotai to Obi Islands) C. v. tymbonomus (Müller, S, 1843) – Rote Island, Timor and Wetar (east Lesser Sunda Islands) C. v. infaustus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 – New Guinea and most satellite islands

C. v. obscuratus Stresemann & Paludan, 1932 – Numfor (Geelvink Bay islands, northwest New Guinea) C. v. variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) – northeast Western Australia to south Victoria (north, east Australia) C. v. macrocercus Stresemann, 1921 – New Ireland, New Britain and satellites (east Bismarck Archipelago)

C. v. websteri Hartert, EJO, 1898 – New Hanover Island (central north Bismarck Archipelago) C. v. fortior Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1914 – D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (east of southeast New Guinea) The Manus brush cuckoo (Cacomantis blandus) and the Solomons brush cuckoo... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park

Fan-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Shining Cuckoo

Shining Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx lucidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx basalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pacific Koel
LC

Pacific Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys orientalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pallid Cuckoo

Pallid Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus pallidus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Channel-billed Cuckoo
LC

Channel-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scythrops novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
7 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
10 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
11 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
18 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
19 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
20 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
21 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
22 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
23 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
24 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
25 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
26 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
27 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Kosciuszko National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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