Genus

Typical Old World Cuckoos

Cuculus

16 species in our catalog · found in 124 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Cuculus rochii

Cuculus varius

Cuculus canorus

Cuculus solitarius

Cuculus sparverioides

30–40% · Possible

Cuculus micropterus

20–30% · Possible

Cuculus poliocephalus

Cuculus lepidus

Cuculus gularis

Cuculus optatus

Cuculus saturatus

Cuculus clamosus

Cuculus vagans

Cuculus pallidus

Cuculus nisicolor

Cuculus fugax

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

20–30

Apr

30–40

May

20–30

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Old World Cuckoos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	60–70%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			60–70%
2	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			50–60%
	Indian Cuckoo			20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
3	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	60–70%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			40–50%
	Indian Cuckoo			20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
4	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	6	40–50%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			30–40%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			10–20%
	Lesser Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Cuculus nisicolor			Insufficient data
5	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	3	40–50%
	Common Cuckoo			20–30%
	Lesser Cuckoo			20–30%
	Oriental Cuckoo			10–20%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	40–50%
	Common Cuckoo			30–40%
	African Cuckoo			10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
7	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	40–50%
	Common Cuckoo			40–50%
8	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	40–50%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			30–40%
	Black Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
9	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	40–50%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			40–50%
10	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	40–50%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			30–40%
	Black Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
11	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	4	40–50%
	Common Cuckoo			20–30%
	Lesser Cuckoo			10–20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			0–10%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			Insufficient data
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	40–50%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			30–40%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
13	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	40–50%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			30–40%
	Indian Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			Insufficient data
14	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	30–40%
	Common Cuckoo			30–40%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	30–40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			20–30%
	African Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
16	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	30–40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			20–30%
	Indian Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
17	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	30–40%
	Common Cuckoo			30–40%
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	30–40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			20–30%
	African Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
19	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5	30–40%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			10–20%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			0–10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			Insufficient data
20	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5	30–40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			20–30%
	Indian Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
21	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	30–40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			30–40%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	30–40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			20–30%
	African Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
23	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	6	30–40%
	Sunda Cuckoo			10–20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			10–20%
	Cuculus nisicolor			Insufficient data
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
24	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	30–40%
	Common Cuckoo			30–40%
25	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	20–30%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			20–30%
26	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	20–30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			20–30%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
28	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			20–30%
29	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	20–30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
30	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	20–30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	20–30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
32	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	20–30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			10–20%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
33	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	20–30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
34	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
35	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			20–30%
36	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			20–30%
37	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
38	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	20–30%
	Common Cuckoo			20–30%
39	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	10–20%
	Oriental Cuckoo			10–20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			0–10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
40	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			Insufficient data
41	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
42	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	African Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
43	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			10–20%
44	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
45	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	10–20%
	Indian Cuckoo			10–20%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			0–10%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
46	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
47	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
48	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
49	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	10–20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
50	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	10–20%
	Indian Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
51	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	10–20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Indian Cuckoo			0–10%
52	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			10–20%
53	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
54	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
55	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			10–20%
56	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
57	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	10–20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			10–20%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			Insufficient data
58	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
59	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			10–20%
60	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
61	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			Insufficient data
62	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
63	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
64	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
65	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
66	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	10–20%
	Indian Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			Insufficient data
67	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Common Cuckoo			10–20%
68	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	10–20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
69	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	0–10%
	Sunda Cuckoo			0–10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
70	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
71	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
72	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
73	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
74	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
75	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	0–10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Cuculus nisicolor			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
76	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
77	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
78	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
79	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			0–10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			Insufficient data
80	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	0–10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			0–10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Indian Cuckoo			Insufficient data
81	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			0–10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			Insufficient data
82	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data
83	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
84	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
85	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
86	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
87	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Black Cuckoo			0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			Insufficient data
88	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	0–10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			0–10%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
89	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			Insufficient data
90	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	0–10%
	Common Cuckoo			0–10%
91	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	0–10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
92	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Pallid Cuckoo			0–10%
93	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	0–10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
94	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	0–10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
95	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	0–10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
96	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
97	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			Insufficient data
98	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			Insufficient data
99	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
100	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
101	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			Insufficient data
102	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			Insufficient data
103	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
104	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
105	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
106	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			Insufficient data
107	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			Insufficient data
108	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Indian Cuckoo			Insufficient data
109	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Black Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	African Cuckoo			Insufficient data
110	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
111	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			Insufficient data
112	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			Insufficient data
113	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data
114	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
115	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data
116	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			Insufficient data
117	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			Insufficient data
118	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			Insufficient data
119	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data
120	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data
121	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
122	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			Insufficient data
123	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data
124	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			Insufficient data

Typical Old World Cuckoos

Species in this group

Madagascar Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo

Lesser Cuckoo

Sunda Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Himalayan Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Pallid Cuckoo

Cuculus nisicolor

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Old World Cuckoos

Parks Ranked