Oriental cuckoo
Cuculus optatus Gould, 1845
Status not recordedbirds
The oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 77 g to 98.1 g.
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Quick facts about the oriental cuckoo
- Weight
- 77 g – 98.1 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the oriental cuckoo live?
Not recorded
Is the oriental cuckoo endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the oriental cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCuculus
- SpeciesCuculus optatus Gould, 1845
Synonyms Cuculus horsfieldi, Cuculus horsfieldi horsfieldi, Cuculus optatus belli, Cuculus optatus optatus, Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi, Cuculus saturatus optatus, Cuculus waigoui, Versiculus horsfieldi
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- Horsfield's cuckooEnglish
- وقواق شرقيArabic
- Източна кукувицаBulgarian
- Koukoug an taigaBreton
- cucut de HorsfieldCatalan
- Тухӑҫ куккукӗChuvash
- kukačka eurasijskáCzech
- OrientgøgDanish
- HopfkuckuckGerman
- orienta kukoloEsperanto
- Cuco de HorsfieldSpanish
- taigakäguEstonian
- کوکوی شرقیPersian
- idänkäkiFinnish
- Coucou orientalFrench
- Cuach HorsfieldIrish
- Cooag HorsfieldManx
- קוקיה מזרחיתHebrew
- Kangkok rantingIndonesian
- Cuculo orientaleItalian
- ツツドリJapanese
- Меңіреу көкекKazakh
- 벙어리뻐꾸기Korean
- azijinė gegutėLithuanian
- mēmā dzeguzeLatvian
- orientgjøkNorwegian Bokmål
- BoskoekoekDutch
- taigagjøkNorwegian
- CharmudrengesPalauan
- kukułka syberyjskaPolish
- cuco-orientalPortuguese
- Глухая кукушкаRussian
- kukučka východnáSlovak
- Istočnoazijska kukavicaSerbian
- tajgagökSwedish
- นกคัคคูตะวันออกThai
- Doğu guguğuTurkish
- зозуля сибірськаUkrainian
- 筒鳥Chinese
- وقواق مشرقيArabic
- kukačka HorsfieldovaCzech
- Orient-gøgDanish
- HorsfieldkuckuckGerman
- cuco-de-horsfieldPortuguese
- Одноголосая кукушкаRussian
- orientalisk gökSwedish
- taigagökSwedish
- Horsfield GuguğuTurkish
- 东方中杜鹃Chinese
- 中杜鵑Chinese
- 北方中杜鵑Chinese
- 北方中杜鵑〔遠東中杜鵑〕Chinese
Relatives of the oriental cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Cuculus.
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Lesser cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Oriental cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Indian cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
African cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Black cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
CompareOriental cuckoo vs Common cuckooOriental cuckoo vs Lesser cuckooOriental cuckoo vs Oriental cuckooOriental cuckoo vs Indian cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the oriental cuckoo?
An adult oriental cuckoo weighs 77 g – 98.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the oriental cuckoo?
The oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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