Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis variolosus (Rusty-breasted Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Rufous Throated Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx ruficollis
White-crowned Koel
Caliechthrus leucolophus
Dwarf Koel
Microdynamis parva
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Greater Black Coucal
Centropus menbeki
Lesser Black Coucal
Centropus bernsteini
📅 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 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 20 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.