Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris
Rufous Throated Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx ruficollis
White-crowned Koel
Caliechthrus leucolophus
Dwarf Koel
Microdynamis parva
Pacific Koel
Eudynamys orientalis
Little Bronze Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Greater Black Coucal
Centropus menbeki
Lesser Black Coucal
Centropus bernsteini
📅 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.