Bird
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records29,215in 11 countries
Most seen inTaiwan21,451 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Oriental Cuckoo in brief
The oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 29,215 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Japan and Russia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in January 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
Taiwan21,451 records · best May, Apr
Japan3,537 records · best May, Jun
Russia2,414 records · best Jun, May
South Korea1,036 records · best May, Jun
Mongolia623 records · best Jun, May
Palau75 records · best Oct, May
East Timor48 records · best Feb, Jan
North Korea14 records · best May, Jun
Micronesia7 records · best May, Mar
Solomon Islands7 records · best Mar, Jan
Turkmenistan3 records · best Jun, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.