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 Cuc Phuong National Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
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 Cuc Phuong National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Cuc Phuong National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.