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Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Highest confidence 0.84
The Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 15 recordings on 13 days since 18 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.84. It is heard in 0.1% of recordings, most often around 07:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 27 Sep 2026.
Greater Coucal in Pune: questions and answers
Is the Greater Coucal found in Pune?
The Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 15 recordings on 13 days since 18 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.84. It is heard in 0.1% of recordings, most often around 07:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 27 Sep 2026.
When is the best time to hear the Greater Coucal in Baner, Pune?
It is heard most often around 07:00 IST. At dawn (05:00–07:59) it is confirmed in 0.2 of every 100 recordings, at night (20:00–04:59) in 0, against 0.1 over the whole day. Rates are per recording, so the extra recordings made at dawn and dusk do not inflate them.
Is the Greater Coucal a resident or a migrant in Pune?
Resident (provisional, from field guides for the Pune region; not yet reviewed for Baner).
How sure is Earth Pulse that it heard the Greater Coucal?
Every detection on this page scored 0.70 or more in BirdNET (confirmed). Its highest confidence is 0.84 and the median of its confirmed detections 0.76; 0% scored 0.90 or more. Lower-scoring results (0.15 to 0.70) are stored but not published; they can be downloaded after signing in on the data page.
Charts, the presence calendar and the latest detections load from the hourly snapshot. All birds of Pune.