Silhouette: Nicolas Huet le Jeune and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Silhouette: Nicolas Huet le Jeune and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
SpeciesCuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Namdapha National Park

3 Verified sightings at Namdapha National Park From 2019 to 2026

13,003 Verified sightings across all 90 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Cuckoo

The cuckoo, common cuckoo, European cuckoo or Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. Although its eggs are larger than those of its hosts, the eggs in each type of host nest resemble the host's eggs. The adult too is a mimic, in its case of the sparrowhawk; since that species is a predator, the mimicry gives the female time to lay her eggs without being attacked.

The species' binomial name is derived from the Latin cuculus (the cuckoo) and canorus (melodious; from canere, meaning "to sing"). The cuckoo family gets its common name and genus name by onomatopoeia for the call of the male common cuckoo. The English word "cuckoo" comes from the Old French cucu, and its earliest recorded usage in English is from around 1240, in the song Sumer Is Icumen In. The song is written in Middle English, and the first two lines are "Svmer is icumen... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park

Cuculus sparverioides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cuculus micropterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cuculus nisicolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cuculus poliocephalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Centropus bengalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Surniculus lugubris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cacomantis merulinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Clamator coromandus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cacomantis sonneratii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chrysococcyx maculatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Centropus sinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~40%
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~40%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
6	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	~30%
7	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
10	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	~20%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~20%
12	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
15	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
16	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
17	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~10%
18	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
19	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~10%
20	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~10%
21	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
22	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
23	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
24	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
25	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
26	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
27	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
28	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
29	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	~10%
30	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
32	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
33	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
34	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
35	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
36	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
37	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
38	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
39	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
40	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
41	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
42	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
44	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
45	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
46	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
47	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
48	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
49	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
50	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
51	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
52	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
53	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
54	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
55	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
56	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
57	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
58	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
59	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
60	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
61	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
62	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
63	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
64	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
65	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
66	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
67	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
68	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
69	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
70	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
71	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
72	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
73	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
74	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
75	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
76	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
77	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
78	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
79	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
80	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
81	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
82	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
83	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
84	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
85	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
86	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
87	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
88	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
89	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
90	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Common Cuckoo

About the Common Cuckoo

Recent sightings of Common Cuckoo in Namdapha National Park

Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park

Large Hawk Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo

Cuculus nisicolor

Lesser Cuckoo

Lesser Coucal

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

Plaintive Cuckoo

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Banded Bay Cuckoo

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

Greater Coucal

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found