Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus bengalensis (Lesser Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 17 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 18 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 19 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Coucal in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Lesser Coucal sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Coucal in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Coucal in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.