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Eudynamys orientalis · Family Cuculidae

Eudynamys orientalis

Family Cuculidae

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
GBIF occurrence records
142,125
Countries and territories with records
7
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About this species

This species has 142,125 occurrence records from 7 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Australia (97.3%), Indonesia (1.3%) and Papua New Guinea (1.1%); together they account for 99.6% of the total. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.13% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Eudynamys orientalis combines the genus name Eudynamys with the species epithet orientalis. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Eudynamys.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 144 species of the family Cuculidae. This species ranks 19th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Cuculus canorus. Its record count is 1.6 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

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