genus
Cuculus
Cuculus is a genus in the family Cuculidae. This database currently files 14 species under it.
- Species filed
- 14
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 7%
- Weight range
- 46.6 g – 111.4 g
Best-known members of Cuculus
Ranked by popularity score.

Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Lesser cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Oriental cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Indian cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
African cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Oriental cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Black cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Madagascan cuckoo
Cuculus rochii
How threatened is Cuculus?
1 of 14 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 100% |
All species in Cuculus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | Least Concern | 111.4 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser cuckoo | Cuculus poliocephalus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 46.6 g | Not recorded |
| Oriental cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 87 g | Not recorded |
| Indian cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 88.8 g | Not recorded |
| African cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 103 g | Not recorded |
| Oriental cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 89.5 g | Not recorded |
| Black cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 78.8 g | Not recorded |
| Madagascan cuckoo | Cuculus rochii | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 62.7 g | Not recorded |
| Red-chested cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 76.7 g | Not recorded |
| Sulawesi cuckoo | Cuculus crassirostris | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 88.8 g | Not recorded |
| Sunda cuckoo | Cuculus lepidus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | 87 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuculus csarnotanus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuculus rufulus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cuculus variegatus | Cuculidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |