Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusSurniculus (Drongo-Cuckoos)
- SpeciesSurniculus lugubris (Asian Drongo-Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Himalayan Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Chitwan National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.