Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusScythrops
- SpeciesScythrops novaehollandiae (Channel-billed Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
📅 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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Channel-billed Cuckoo in Royal National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Channel-billed Cuckoo sighting in Royal National Park, based on 237 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Channel-billed Cuckoo in Royal National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Channel-billed Cuckoo in Royal National Park in our monthly data.