Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pallid Cuckoo in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pallid Cuckoo sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pallid Cuckoo in Blue Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pallid Cuckoo in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.