Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus optatus (Oriental Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Oriental Cuckoo at Lamington National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 8 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |