Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Cuckoo in Jim Corbett National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Cuckoo sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Cuckoo in Jim Corbett National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Cuckoo in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.