Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sulawesi Cuckoo Cuculus crassirostris

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	339,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	inferred	-
Generation length	7 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be generally uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification:

The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Indonesia	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Indonesia	Bogani Nani Wartabone
Indonesia	Buton Utara
Indonesia	Gunung Klabat
Indonesia	Lambusango
Indonesia	Lore Lindu
Indonesia	Morowali

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude	500 - 1400 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sulawesi Cuckoo Cuculus crassirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sulawesi-cuckoo-cuculus-crassirostris on 25/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/11/2024.