Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus rectunguis (Short-toed Coucal)
About the Short-toed Coucal
The short-toed coucal (Centropus rectunguis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
BirdLife Species Factsheet. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus fugax
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-toed Coucal in Sepilok?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Short-toed Coucal sighting in Sepilok, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Short-toed Coucal in Sepilok?
January has the highest sighting rate for Short-toed Coucal in Sepilok in our monthly data.