Lesser Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

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	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	20–30%
2	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	10–20%
3	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
4	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	0–10%
5	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
8	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
9	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
10	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
11	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
12	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Cuckoo in Nikko National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Lesser Cuckoo sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Cuckoo in Nikko National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Cuckoo in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.