Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCacomantis (Cacomantis Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCacomantis passerinus (Grey-bellied Cuckoo)
The grey-bellied cuckoo or the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) is a cuckoo with widespread occurrence throughout Asia. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Cuckoo sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Cuculus sparverioides
Himalayan Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Cuculus nisicolor
Cuculus nisicolor
📅 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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 14 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Royal Manas National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Cuckoo sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Royal Manas National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.