Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
📅 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Daintree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Daintree National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.