Fan-tailed Cuckoo
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
31 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fan-tailed cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fan-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Shining Cuckoo

Shining Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx lucidus

5–10% · With luck
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx basalis

Insufficient data
Pallid Cuckoo

Pallid Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus pallidus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
11 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
12 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
13 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
14 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Fan-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Cuckoo in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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