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Sunda coucal

Centropus nigrorufus (Cuvier, 1816)

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The sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 244.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus)
Photo: FatihPR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sunda coucal

Weight
244.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
grainsrc for Main food
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sunda coucal live?

Not recorded

What is the sunda coucal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus), also known as the Javanese lathe, is a cuckoo species in the family Cuculidae that is endemic to Java, Indonesia. It inhabits mangroves, freshwater swamp forests and grasslands near brackish water. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1994, as the small population is threatened by habitat destruction and trapping.

It feeds on grasshoppers, ground beetles, moths, geckos, snakes and frogs; it was also observed while picking rice seeds in a paddy field.

From the Wikipedia article “Sunda coucal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunda_coucal&oldid=1354295757), 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 sunda coucal endangered?

The sunda coucal is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the sunda coucal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCentropus
  7. SpeciesCentropus nigrorufus (Cuvier, 1816)

Synonyms Cuculus nigrorufus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Javan coucalEnglish
  • Javan coucalEnglish
  • كوكال سونديArabic
  • كوكال أحمر مسودArabic
  • cucal de JavaCatalan
  • kukačka dvoubarváCzech
  • cwcal SwndaWelsh
  • Sunda SporegøgDanish
  • JavakuckuckGerman
  • Sunda-KuckuckGerman
  • SundakuckuckGerman
  • java kukaloEsperanto
  • Cucal de SondaSpanish
  • Cucal de la SondaSpanish
  • sunda kannuskäguEstonian
  • sundankukaaliFinnish
  • Coucal noirouFrench
  • javanski kukalCroatian
  • szunda bozótkakukkHungarian
  • Ceret gunungIndonesian
  • Bubut jawaIndonesian
  • Cucal della SondaItalian
  • ジャワバンケンJapanese
  • 순다코칼Korean
  • sumatrinė pentinuotoji gegutėLithuanian
  • Javaanse SpoorkoekoekDutch
  • javasporegjøkNorwegian
  • kukal jawajskiPolish
  • cucal-javanêsPortuguese
  • cucal-rubro-negroPortuguese
  • Яванский кукальRussian
  • Суматранская шпорцевая кукушкаRussian
  • ostrohár čiernochrbtýSlovak
  • Sundski kukalSerbian
  • javasporrgökSwedish
  • Sunda KukalıTurkish
  • коукал яванськийUkrainian
  • 巽他鴉鵑Chinese
  • 爪哇鸦鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the sunda coucal

Other species in the same genus Centropus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sunda coucal?

An adult sunda coucal weighs 244.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sunda coucal endangered?

The sunda coucal is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What does the sunda coucal eat?

Its recorded main food is grain.

What kind of animal is the sunda coucal?

The sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-coucal

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BibTeX
@misc{sunda_coucal_2026,
  title = {Sunda coucal (Centropus nigrorufus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-coucal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}