White-crowned koel
Caliechthrus leucolophus (S. Müller, 1840)
The white-crowned koel (Caliechthrus leucolophus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 99 g to 116.8 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-crowned koel
- Weight
- 99 g – 116.8 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the white-crowned koel live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The white-crowned koel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the white-crowned koel endangered?
The white-crowned koel 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 white-crowned koel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCaliechthrus
- SpeciesCaliechthrus leucolophus (S. Müller, 1840)
Synonyms Cacomantis castaneiventris castaneiventris, Cacomantis leucolophus, Cuculus leucolophus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- White-crowned cuckooEnglish
- وقواق أبيض التاجArabic
- cucut de coroneta blancaCatalan
- kukačka bělokorunkatáCzech
- Hvidkronet KoelDanish
- WeißscheitelkoelGerman
- WeißscheitelkuckuckGerman
- blankakrona kukoloEsperanto
- Cuco coroniblancoSpanish
- Koel coroniblancoSpanish
- valgekiird-käguEstonian
- valkokruunukäkiFinnish
- Coucou à calotte blancheFrench
- bjelokapa kukavicaCroatian
- Tuwur topi-putihIndonesian
- Koel capobiancoItalian
- ユキボウシカッコウJapanese
- baltavainikis koelisLithuanian
- WitkapkoekoekDutch
- hvitkronegjøkNorwegian
- kukułka białogłowaPolish
- cuco-de-coroa-brancaPortuguese
- Белоголовый коэльRussian
- Белошапочная кукушкаRussian
- kukučka bielotemennáSlovak
- Belotemeni koelSerbian
- vitkronad gökSwedish
- Vitkronad BuskgökSwedish
- Ak taçlı koelTurkish
- Ak Tepeli Kara GugukTurkish
- коель білоголовийUkrainian
- 白頂噪鵑Chinese
- 白顶噪鹃Chinese
Relatives of the white-crowned koel
Other species in the same family Cuculidae.
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Asian koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Jacobin cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Great spotted cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Greater roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
CompareWhite-crowned koel vs Common cuckooWhite-crowned koel vs Asian koelWhite-crowned koel vs Jacobin cuckooWhite-crowned koel vs Greater coucal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-crowned koel?
An adult white-crowned koel weighs 99 g – 116.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the white-crowned koel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the white-crowned koel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the white-crowned koel endangered?
The white-crowned koel 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 white-crowned koel?
The white-crowned koel (Caliechthrus leucolophus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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