Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis merulinus (Plaintive Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
Carpococcyx radiceus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus vagans
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
📅 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 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plaintive Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Plaintive Cuckoo sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 301 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plaintive Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
January has the highest sighting rate for Plaintive Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.