Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus varius (Common Hawk-Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
📅 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 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 17 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Nagarhole National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Common Hawk-Cuckoo sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 510 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Nagarhole National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.