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 Kaziranga National Park
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Himalayan Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
📅 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 Kaziranga National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Cuckoo sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Cuckoo in Kaziranga National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Cuckoo in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.