Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

Least Concern

The Oriental Cuckoo is a cuckoo of northeastern Asia and Southeast Asian wintering areas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects, fruit, and small animals, often using a long tail and quiet, deliberate movements to slip through cover. Many cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests, while coucals, anis, and couas usually raise their own young.

Family

Cuculidae

Group

Cuckoos

Range

Oriental Cuckoo Range — Resident or seasonal range in northeastern Asia and Southeast Asian wintering areas

Population

≈ Unknown

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