Bird
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records2,028,231in 92 countries
Most seen inSweden375,265 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Common Cuckoo in brief
The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 92 countries we cover it has 2,028,231 published records, most of them from Sweden, the Netherlands and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden375,265 records · best May, Jun
Netherlands313,234 records · best May, Jun
France301,845 records · best May, Apr
Denmark168,806 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom117,268 records · best May, Jun
Germany107,747 records · best May, Jun
Spain102,675 records · best May, Apr
Finland87,494 records · best Jun, May
Norway79,384 records · best May, Jun
Belgium76,720 records · best May, Apr
Russia31,720 records · best May, Jun
Portugal31,702 records · best Apr, May
Estonia19,662 records · best May, Jun
Poland19,463 records · best May, Jun
South Korea17,281 records · best Jun, May
Austria16,243 records · best May, Apr
Czechia15,470 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria14,614 records · best May, Jun
China13,783 records · best May, Jun
Italy9,639 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine8,874 records · best May, Jun
Ireland8,594 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye8,395 records · best May, Apr
Hungary8,035 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland7,755 records · best May, Apr
Greece5,809 records · best May, Apr
Nepal4,638 records · best May, Apr
Romania4,596 records · best May, Jun
Serbia4,457 records · best May, Jun
Japan4,242 records · best Jun, May
Slovakia3,940 records · best May, Jun
Israel3,837 records · best Mar, Apr
Croatia3,148 records · best May, Apr
Georgia2,919 records · best May, Jun
Mongolia2,494 records · best Jun, May
Kazakhstan2,426 records · best May, Jun
Iran2,350 records · best May, Apr
Lithuania2,337 records · best May, Jun
Belarus1,754 records · best May, Jun
Bhutan1,680 records · best Apr, May
Slovenia1,566 records · best May, Apr
Latvia1,384 records · best May, Jun
Armenia1,207 records · best May, Jun
Azerbaijan1,090 records · best May, Jun
Moldova998 records · best May, Jun
Luxembourg925 records · best May, Jun
Palestine855 records · best Mar, Apr
Morocco833 records · best Apr, Mar
Kyrgyzstan722 records · best May, Jun
North Macedonia642 records · best May, Jun
Cyprus634 records · best Apr, May
United Arab Emirates627 records · best Apr, May
Kuwait422 records · best Apr, Mar
Uzbekistan388 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro381 records · best May, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina354 records · best May, Jun
Albania335 records · best May, Jun
Andorra327 records · best May, Jun
Oman326 records · best Nov, Oct
Jordan235 records · best Apr, Mar
Kosovo233 records · best May, Apr
Bangladesh206 records · best Oct, Sep
Egypt194 records · best Apr, Sep
Pakistan125 records · best May, Jun
Algeria118 records · best May, Apr
Saudi Arabia102 records · best Apr, Sep
Lebanon84 records · best Apr, May
Tajikistan67 records · best May, Jun
Tunisia66 records · best Apr, May
Qatar53 records · best Sep, Apr
Turkmenistan49 records · best May, Apr
Iraq48 records · best Apr, May
Malta47 records · best Apr, May
Afghanistan46 records · best May, Jul
North Korea43 records · best May, Jun
Madagascar38 records · best Nov, Oct
Liechtenstein27 records · best May, Jun
Djibouti25 records · best Oct, Sep
Syria24 records · best Apr, May
Seychelles23 records · best Dec, Nov
Niger14 records · best Jan, Feb
Yemen14 records · best Oct, Sep
Iceland10 records · best May, Jun
South Sudan7 records · best May, Nov
San Marino4 records · best Jun, Apr
Barbados4 records · best Nov, Jan
Bahrain4 records · best Apr, May
Lesotho4 records · best Feb, Apr
Monaco2 records · best Jul, Jan
Maldives2 records · best May, Nov
Libya1 records · best Jun, Jan
Palau1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.