Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis sonneratii (Banded Bay Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
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
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
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 Banded Bay Cuckoo in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Banded Bay Cuckoo sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banded Bay Cuckoo in Chitwan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Banded Bay Cuckoo in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.