Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus sinensis (Greater Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Green-billed Coucal
Centropus chlororhynchos
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Coucal in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Greater Coucal sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 305 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Coucal in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Greater Coucal in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.