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title: "Sonneratkuckuck"
description: "Cacomantis sonneratii — Vögel. The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/banded-bay-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sonneratkuckuck

> Cacomantis sonneratii — Vögel. The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Cacomantis sonneratii*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 727
- Wikidata: [Q863195](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863195)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1827](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1827)

## Names

- en: Banded Bay Cuckoo
- de: Sonneratkuckuck
- es: Cuco de Sonnerat
- fr: Coucou de Sonnerat
- nl: Gestreepte Piet-van-Vliet
- pt: Cuco-listado
- pl: Kukułka jarzębata

## Countries with the most observations

IN (180), TH (145), ID (71), MY (68), SG (57), CN (16), LK (16), VN (12), BD (9), KH (8), BT (3), MM (3)

## Summary

The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like others in the genus they have  round nostrils. They are usually founded in well-wooded areas mainly in the lower hills. Males sing from exposed branches during the breeding season, which can vary with region. They are distinctive both in their calls as well as plumage with a white eyebrowed appearance and the rufous upperparts with regular dark bands and the whitish underside with fine striations.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_bay_cuckoo

## Photo

![Sonneratkuckuck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-bay-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Karthick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178117205

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-bay-cuckoo?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).