Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
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Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
21 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Sahul brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus), formerly known as the brush cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family. It is native to Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northern and eastern Australia. It is a grey-brown bird with a buff breast. Its call is a familiar sound of the Australian and Indonesian bush. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis castaneiventris

10–20% · With luck
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis flabelliformis

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Throated Bronze Cuckoo

Rufous Throated Bronze Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx ruficollis

20–30% · Possible
White-crowned Koel
LC

White-crowned Koel

Bird

Caliechthrus leucolophus

10–20% · With luck
Dwarf Koel
LC

Dwarf Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microdynamis parva

5–10% · With luck
Pacific Koel
LC

Pacific Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys orientalis

Insufficient data
Little Bronze Cuckoo

Little Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx minutillus

Insufficient data
Oriental Cuckoo
LC

Oriental Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus optatus

Insufficient data
Lesser Black Coucal
LC

Lesser Black Coucal

Bird

Centropus bernsteini

Insufficient data
Greater Black Coucal
LC

Greater Black Coucal

Bird

Centropus menbeki

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
8 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
10 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
11 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
21 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-breasted Cuckoo sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-breasted Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.

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