Sunda Cuckoo-shrike

Sunda Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina larvata

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kinabalu Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

749 Verified sightings at Kinabalu Park From 2019 to 2026
810 In all 2 parks
March 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

Song0:30

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 Kinabalu Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 749 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike in Kinabalu Park?

March and August

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month.

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 Kinabalu Park the best place to see a Sunda Cuckoo-shrike?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sunda Cuckoo-shrike sightings, Kinabalu Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).

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 Kinabalu Park (749 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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