Bird
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsJul · Sep–Octmost records
Records98,257in 27 countries
Most seen inIndia87,047 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Pied Cuckoo in brief
The pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — Species of bird.
Across the 27 countries we cover it has 98,257 published records, most of them from India, Sri Lanka and Namibia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in July, September and October.
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
India87,047 records · best Sep, Oct
Sri Lanka4,135 records · best Dec, Feb
Namibia1,861 records · best Dec, Nov
Zimbabwe1,522 records · best Nov, Dec
Botswana1,353 records · best Nov, Dec
Nigeria518 records · best Jun, May
Pakistan373 records · best Jul, Jun
Bangladesh347 records · best Jun, Sep
Eswatini256 records · best Jan, Nov
Benin219 records · best Apr, Dec
Oman178 records · best Nov, Oct
Saudi Arabia129 records · best Jun, Aug
Burkina Faso90 records · best May, Jun
Lesotho60 records · best Nov, Feb
Algeria29 records · best Oct, Nov
South Sudan23 records · best Jun, May
Qatar17 records · best Feb, Nov
Chad16 records · best Sep, Jul
Mali15 records · best Jun, Oct
Somalia14 records · best Aug, Jun
Mauritania13 records · best Sep, Aug
Sudan13 records · best Jul, Oct
Niger12 records · best Jul, Oct
Seychelles6 records · best Jan, Mar
Yemen5 records · best May, Sep
Djibouti4 records · best Oct, May
São Tomé and Príncipe2 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.