Javan Cuckoo-shrike

Javan Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina javensis

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cuc Phuong National Park

In 3 days ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Cuc Phuong National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,772 In all 12 parks
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Javan Cuckoo-shrike

The Oriental cuckooshrike (Coracina javensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is widely distributed from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to east China and Taiwan. It is also found on the islands of Java and Bali in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The range of this species was formerly restricted to Java and Bali and had the English name "Javan cuckooshrike".

Six subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:27

Indonesia · 2019

© Okamoto Keita Sin · XC578386 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:12

Indonesia · 2019

© Frank Lambert · XC468851 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song?0:11

Indonesia · 2009

© Swiss Winnasis · XC38628 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
10 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Savar 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~20%
2 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
4 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
<5%
5 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Javan Cuckoo-shrike in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Javan Cuckoo-shrike in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Cuckoo-shrike in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. July has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Javan Cuckoo-shrike?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Javan Cuckoo-shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Cuc Phuong National Park the best place to see a Javan Cuckoo-shrike?

11th of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Javan Cuckoo-shrike sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%), Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 20%) and Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 20%).

Where does the Javan Cuckoo-shrike sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Javan Cuckoo-shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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