Madagascar Cuckoo
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Madagascar Cuckoo

Cuculus rochii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
169 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar). Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Crested Coua
LC Endemic

Crested Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua cristata

70–80% · Very likely
Madagascar Coucal
LC

Madagascar Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus toulou

50–60% · Likely
Red-capped Coua
LC

Red-capped Coua

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coua ruficeps

50–60% · Likely
Coquerel's Coua
LC Endemic

Coquerel's Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua coquereli

50–60% · Likely
Red-fronted Coua
LC Endemic

Red-fronted Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua reynaudii

Insufficient data
Blue Coua
LC Endemic

Blue Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua caerulea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
60–70%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
3 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Cuckoo in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Cuckoo in Ankarafantsika National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Cuckoo in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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