Sunda Cuckoo-shrike

Sunda Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina larvata

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

61 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
810 In all 2 parks
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Sunda Cuckoo-shrike

The Sunda cuckooshrike (Coracina larvata) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia, where it occurs on Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Malaysia · 2015

© Mike Nelson · XC292719 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:18

Malaysia · 1982

© Jelle Scharringa · XC629635 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:34

Indonesia · 2019

© Rainforest Connection · XC628811 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

September

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June, October and December, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

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

Between midnight and 3 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sunda Cuckoo-shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Kerinci Seblat National Park the best place to see a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sunda Cuckoo-shrike sightings, Kerinci Seblat National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Sunda Cuckoo-shrike live in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Same family: Campephagidae

The closest relatives of the Sunda Cuckoo-shrike that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (family Campephagidae, Cuckooshrikes) are Gray-chinned Minivet (about 20%), Sunda Minivet (about 20%) and Scarlet Minivet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sunda Cuckoo-shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (61 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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