Himalayan Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus saturatus (Himalayan Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
📅 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 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Himalayan Cuckoo in Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Himalayan Cuckoo sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Himalayan Cuckoo in Doi Inthanon National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Himalayan Cuckoo in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.