Scientific Name: Cacomantis sonneratii
Malay Name: Matinak Takuwih
Chinese Name: 栗斑杜鹃
Range: Found from Indian subcontinent to southern China and Southeast Asia
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: sonneratii, waiti, fasciolatus, musicus.
Local Subspecies: sonneratii
Size: 23-24 cm
Identification: Adult has rufescent upperparts with blackish bars, very fine barrings on entire of whitish underparts and broad white supercilium. Juvenile resembles adult but has whitish to pale buff bars on head-sides, crown and mantle.
Similar looking species: Plaintive Cuckoo, Sunda Brush Cuckoo
Habitat: Forest, forest edge, parks and gardens.
Behaviour/Ecology: Known to brood parasite on Common Iora in Singapore.
Local Status: Common resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Bukit Batok Nature Park, Lorong Halus, Jurong Eco Garden, Pasir Ris Park, Neo Tiew Lane 2, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and Pulau Ubin.
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Banded Bay Cuckoo)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Cacomantis sonneratii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683917A93007354.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Banded Bay Cuckoo. Retrieved on June 18, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/banded-bay-cuckoo.