Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus sparverioides (Large Hawk Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Sunda Cuckoo
Cuculus lepidus
Cuculus nisicolor
Cuculus nisicolor
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus vagans
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus fugax
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 17 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Large Hawk Cuckoo in Kinabalu Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Large Hawk Cuckoo sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Large Hawk Cuckoo in Kinabalu Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Large Hawk Cuckoo in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.