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