The Oriental cuckoo or Horsfields cuckoo is a bird belonging to the genus Cuculus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Himalayan cuckoo, with the name 'Oriental cuckoo' used for the combined species. Differences in voice and size suggest that it should be treated as a separate species. The binomial name Cuculus horsfieldi has often been used instead of Cuculus optatus, but is now usually considered to be a junior synonym. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1845
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.13, no.145 p.18
Imprint year:
1845
Protonym:
Cuculus optatus
Type locality:
Port Essington, Northern Territory.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46217#page/232/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
6A735030417F672E
Avibase ID:
avibase-6A735030
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6A735030
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 705303
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Himalaya Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coucou oriental ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2024: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Horsfield's Cuckoo ( Cuculus horsfieldi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cuculus saturatus optatus [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Oriental Cuckoo ( Cuculus optatus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cuculus optatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cuculus optatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Cuculus [saturatus, lepidus or optatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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