Greater Coucal

About this species

This species has 1,050,943 occurrence records from 27 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (79.5%), Thailand (7.5%), Sri Lanka (2.9%), Taiwan (1.9%) and Hong Kong (1.6%); together they account for 93.4% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 1.4% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Centropus sinensis combines the genus name Centropus with the species epithet sinensis. The Warbla app catalog lists 28 species of the genus Centropus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Centropus superciliosus, Centropus phasianinus and Centropus bengalensis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 144 species of the family Cuculidae. This species ranks 4th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Cuculus canorus. Its record count is 11.6 times the family average (90,374). The family Cuculidae belongs to the order Cuculiformes, which has 146 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Cuculidae

• White-browed Coucal
• Lesser Coucal
• Burchell's Coucal
• Common Cuckoo
• Asian Koel
• Squirrel Cuckoo
• Smooth-billed Ani
• Groove-billed ani
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org