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Surniculus lugubris · Family Cuculidae
Surniculus lugubris
Family Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 42,776
- Countries and territories with records
- 23
About this species
This species has 42,776 occurrence records from 23 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (39.6%), Malaysia (17.5%), Thailand (14.1%), Singapore (6.2%) and Indonesia (4.9%); together they account for 82.3% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.028% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Surniculus lugubris combines the genus name Surniculus with the species epithet lugubris. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Surniculus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Surniculus dicruroides, Surniculus velutinus and Surniculus musschenbroeki.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 144 species of the family Cuculidae. This species ranks 39th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Cuculus canorus. Its record count is 47.3% of the family average (90,374). The family Cuculidae belongs to the order Cuculiformes, which has 146 species in the Warbla app catalog.