Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Least Concern

The Pied Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Wallacea and the Moluccas. 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

Pied Cuckoo Range — Resident or seasonal range in Wallacea and the Moluccas

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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