Sunda Coucal

About the Sunda Coucal

The Sunda coucal, 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.

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When to see the Sunda Coucal

Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-hooded CoucalCentropus steeriiThe black-hooded coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Biak CoucalCentropus chalybeusThe Biak coucal is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Buff-headed CoucalCentropus miloThe buff-headed coucal is a species of coucal.