Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis passerinus (Grey-bellied Cuckoo)
About the Grey-bellied Cuckoo
The grey-bellied cuckoo or the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) is a cuckoo with widespread occurrence throughout Asia. The grey-bellied cuckoo is one of the smaller cuckoos, at a total length of about 23 cm. Adults are mainly grey with a white lower belly and undertail. There is a white patch on the wings. Some females are dark-barred reddish brown above with an unbarred tail and have strongly dark-barred whitish underparts. The juvenile resembles the female but is of a duller grey.
The grey-bellied cuckoo breeds in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to south China and Indonesia. It has been reported from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is a short-distance migrant, since birds at more northerly latitudes and on higher ground are summer visitors, leaving for warmer areas in winter. The species prefers light woodland and cultivated areas.
The grey-bellied cuckoo is a brood parasite and uses warblers as hosts. It lays a single egg. Its diet consists of a variety of insects and caterpillars. This is a noisy species, with a persistent and loud... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Kanha National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Kanha National Park
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Cacomantis merulinus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 14 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Kanha National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Cuckoo sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 479 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Kanha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.