Sulawesi cuckoo
Cuculus crassirostris (Walden, 1872)
The sulawesi cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 88.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sulawesi cuckoo
- Weight
- 88.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sulawesi cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the sulawesi cuckoo?
The Sulawesi cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is often known as the Sulawesi hawk-cuckoo but appears not to be related to the other hawk-cuckoos. It is endemic to Sulawesi Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Is the sulawesi cuckoo endangered?
The sulawesi cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the sulawesi cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCuculus
- SpeciesCuculus crassirostris (Walden, 1872)
Synonyms Hierococcyx crassirostris
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Sulawesi hawk-cuckooEnglish
- Sulawesi hawk-cuckooEnglish
- وقواق سميك المنقارArabic
- cucut de SulawesiCatalan
- kukačka celebeskáCzech
- GrovnæbsgøgDanish
- SulawesikuckuckGerman
- Minahassa-KuckuckGerman
- MinahassakuckuckGerman
- celebesa kukoloEsperanto
- Cuco de CélebesSpanish
- Cuculus crassirostrisSpanish
- sulawesi haugaskäguEstonian
- celebesinhaukkakäkiFinnish
- Coucou des CélèbesFrench
- sulaveška kukavicaCroatian
- celebeszi karvalykakukkHungarian
- Kangkok sulawesiIndonesian
- Cuculastore di SulawesiItalian
- セレベスジュウイチJapanese
- sulavesinė gegutėLithuanian
- SulawesisperwerkoekoekDutch
- sulawesigjøkNorwegian
- kukułka szarogłowaPolish
- cuco-da-celebesPortuguese
- cuco-de-celebesPortuguese
- Сулавесская кукушкаRussian
- Индонезийская ястребиная кукушкаRussian
- kukučka sivohlaváSlovak
- Celebeska kukavicaSerbian
- sulawesigökSwedish
- SulawesihökgökSwedish
- Selebes GuguğuTurkish
- Sulawesi atmaca guguğuTurkish
- зозуля сулавеськаUkrainian
- 苏拉威西鹰鹃Chinese
- 蘇拉威西鷹鵑Chinese
Relatives of the sulawesi cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Cuculus.
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Lesser cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Himalayan cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Indian cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
African cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Oriental cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sulawesi cuckoo?
An adult sulawesi cuckoo weighs 88.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sulawesi cuckoo endangered?
The sulawesi 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 sulawesi cuckoo?
The sulawesi cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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