Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus bengalensis (Lesser Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lesser Coucal sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Coucal in Sundarbans National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Coucal in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.