Pavonine Cuckoo
Dromococcyx pavoninus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusDromococcyx (Large Neotropical Parasitic Cuckoos)
- SpeciesDromococcyx pavoninus (Pavonine Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Little Cuckoo
Piaya minuta
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Ash-colored Cuckoo
Coccyzus cinereus
📅 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 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pavonine Cuckoo in Madidi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pavonine Cuckoo sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pavonine Cuckoo in Madidi National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pavonine Cuckoo in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.