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Jacobin cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 71 g to 79.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jacobin cuckoo

Weight
71 g – 79.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jacobin cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the jacobin cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the chātaka (Sanskrit: चातक) represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst.

From the Wikipedia article “Jacobin cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacobin_cuckoo&oldid=1357866722), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the jacobin cuckoo endangered?

The jacobin cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the jacobin cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusClamator
  7. SpeciesClamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Cuculus edolio, Cuculus jacobinus, Melanolophus serratus, Oxylophus jacobinus, Oxylophus jacobinus jacobinus, Oxylophus jacobinus jacobinus

Other names and names in other languages (53)
  • PICUEnglish
  • Pied crested cuckooEnglish
  • Pied cuckooEnglish
  • BontnuwejaarsvoëlAfrikaans
  • وقواق راهبArabic
  • চাতকBangla
  • cucut reial jacobíCatalan
  • kukačka černobíláCzech
  • JacobinergøgDanish
  • JakobinerkuckuckGerman
  • Jakobena kukoloEsperanto
  • nigrablanka kukoloEsperanto
  • Críalo blanquinegroSpanish
  • jakobiinkäguEstonian
  • کوکوی ابلقPersian
  • jakobiinikäkiFinnish
  • Coucou jacobinFrench
  • Oxylophe jacobinFrench
  • Cuach sheacaibíneachIrish
  • קוקיה עקודהHebrew
  • crno-bijela kukavicaCroatian
  • szarkakakukkHungarian
  • ÞyrnigaukurIcelandic
  • Cuculo bianconeroItalian
  • Cuculo bianco e neroItalian
  • クロシロカンムリカッコウJapanese
  • jakobinų kuoduotoji gegutėLithuanian
  • jakobīņu cekuldzeguzeLatvian
  • കൊമ്പൻകുയിൽMalayalam
  • चातकMarathi
  • JacobijnkoekoekDutch
  • jakobinergjøkNorwegian
  • kukułka czarno-białaPolish
  • cuco-jacobinoPortuguese
  • Сорочья кукушкаRussian
  • Сорочья хохлатая кукушкаRussian
  • JakobinagiehkaNorthern Sami
  • kukavica stračiaSlovak
  • jakobinska kukavicaSlovenian
  • Crno-bela ćubasta kukavicaSerbian
  • jakobinskatgökSwedish
  • சுடலைக் குயில்Tamil
  • นกคัคคูขาวดำThai
  • Benekli gugukTurkish
  • Tepeli Alaca GugukTurkish
  • moRoka pulaTswana
  • moNtoe-phatšoaTswana
  • Nônyane yapulaTswana
  • TlhatlhamedupeTswana
  • TlhôtlhamedupeTswana
  • зозуля строкатаUkrainian
  • 斑翅凤头鹃Chinese
  • 斑翅鳳頭鵑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the jacobin cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Clamator.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jacobin cuckoo?

An adult jacobin cuckoo weighs 71 g – 79.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jacobin cuckoo endangered?

The jacobin cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the jacobin cuckoo?

The jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{jacobin_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacobin-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}