Plaintive Cuckoo

Plaintive Cuckoo

Cacomantis merulinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
6 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
0–10%
9 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
10 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
11 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plaintive Cuckoo in Khao Luang National Park?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Plaintive Cuckoo sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 194 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plaintive Cuckoo in Khao Luang National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Plaintive Cuckoo in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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