Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus varius (Common Hawk-Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
📅 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 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 17 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Yala National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Hawk-Cuckoo sighting in Yala National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Yala National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Yala National Park in our monthly data.