Sunda cuckoo
Cuculus lepidus S. Müller, 1845
The sunda cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 71.2 g to 87 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sunda cuckoo
- Weight
- 71.2 g – 87 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 sunda cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the sunda cuckoo?
The Sunda cuckoo or Sunda lesser cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) is a South-east Asian bird belonging to the genus Cuculus in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It was formerly classified with the Himalayan cuckoo (C. saturatus) and Oriental cuckoo (C. optatus) in a single species, C. saturatus, but is now often regarded as a separate species based on differences in voice, size and plumage.
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Is the sunda cuckoo endangered?
The sunda 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.
How is the sunda cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCuculus
- SpeciesCuculus lepidus S. Müller, 1845
Synonyms Cuculus canorinus, Cuculus canoroides, Cuculus intermedius insulindae, Cuculus lepidus insulindae, Cuculus lepidus lepidus, Cuculus saturatus insulindae, Cuculus saturatus lepidus, Cuculus tenuirostris
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Sunda lesser cuckooEnglish
- Sunda lesser cuckooEnglish
- وقواق سونداArabic
- cucut de la SondaCatalan
- kukačka sundskáCzech
- Lille SkovgøgDanish
- SundakuckuckGerman
- sunda kukoloEsperanto
- Cuco de SondaSpanish
- Cuco de la SondaSpanish
- Coucou de la SondeFrench
- Kangkong sundaIndonesian
- Kangkok SundaIndonesian
- Cuculo della SondaItalian
- スンダツツドリJapanese
- Sundinė gegutėLithuanian
- SoendakoekoekDutch
- sundagjøkNorwegian
- kukułka sundajskaPolish
- cuco-da-sundaPortuguese
- cuco-das-sundasPortuguese
- Зондская кукушкаRussian
- Малайско-зондская кукушкаRussian
- kukučka sundskáSlovak
- Sundska kukavicaSerbian
- sundagökSwedish
- นกคัคคูซุนดาThai
- Sunda GuguğuTurkish
- зозуля зондськаUkrainian
- 巽他中杜鵑Chinese
- 巽他中杜鹃Chinese
Relatives of the sunda 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
CompareSunda cuckoo vs Common cuckooSunda cuckoo vs Lesser cuckooSunda cuckoo vs Himalayan cuckooSunda cuckoo vs Indian cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sunda cuckoo?
An adult sunda cuckoo weighs 71.2 g – 87 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sunda cuckoo endangered?
The sunda 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 sunda cuckoo?
The sunda cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) 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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