Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus sinensis (Greater Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Coucal in Periyar National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Greater Coucal sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 406 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Coucal in Periyar National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Greater Coucal in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.