White-crowned Cuckoo

About the White-crowned Cuckoo

The white-crowned cuckoo or white-crowned koel is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Cacomantis but is now the only species placed in the genus Caliechthrus. It is found in New Guinea and neighbouring Salawati Island.

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Where the White-crowned Cuckoo lives

When to see the White-crowned Cuckoo

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

Easily confused with

Pearly-breasted CuckooCoccyzus euleriThe pearly-breasted cuckoo is 25 to 28 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long, about half of which is the tail. Rufous CoucalCentropus unirufusFurther work should be done on this species' taxonomy as it is generally believed that its behaviour and appearance are more similar to that of a Malkoha rather than a Coucal. Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiThe thick-billed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.