Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus bengalensis (Lesser Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 17 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 18 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 19 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Coucal in Royal Bardia National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Lesser Coucal sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Coucal in Royal Bardia National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Coucal in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.