Where can you see the Lesser Coucal?
Some of the best places to see the Lesser Coucal in the wild include Aketajawe Lolobata National Park (Indonesia), Bako National Park (Malaysia) and Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park (Indonesia) — among 16 wildlife hotspots across Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aketajawe Lolobata National Park
Halmahera Timur, Indonesia
+109 birds+7 mammals
Where rugged volcanic plateaus rise above the Halmahera seascape, one of Indonesia’s most biodiverse reserves sprawls across nearly 14,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBako National Park
Kuching, Malaysia
+112 birds+18 mammals
Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide […]
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Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia
+65 birds+1 mammals
Vast peatland swamps sprawl across Sumatra’s eastern coast, where waterlogged forests rise from tea-coloured waters and sago palms tower above […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBogani Nani Wartabone National Park
Bolaang Mongondow, Indonesia
+96 birds+6 mammals
Where limestone peaks rise abruptly from dense rainforest and crystalline rivers carve through pristine valleys, one of Sulawesi’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Ciremai National Park
Majalengka, Indonesia
+115 birds+10 mammals
Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from the Javanese lowlands, a 382-square-kilometre sanctuary of montane forest clings to the dormant peak […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKerinci Seblat National Park
Kerinci, Indonesia
+60 birds+30 mammals
Where rainforest canopies surge across volcanic highlands and misty valleys plunge between soaring peaks, one of Southeast Asia’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKhao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park
Mueang Rayong District, Thailand
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline waters and coastal forests merge with rocky outcrops, a mosaic of Thailand’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKuching Wetlands National Park
Kuching, Malaysia
+135 birds+21 mammals
Where brackish waters meet mangrove stilts and freshwater swamps blend into coastal mudflats, one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic wetland […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLore Lindu National Park
Indonesia
+101 birds
Where limestone karst formations pierce a landscape of pristine rainforest, Central Sulawesi’s 4,856-square-kilometre conservation heartland rises from sea level to […]
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