Banded Bay Cuckoo
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Banded Bay Cuckoo

Cacomantis sonneratii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
129 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like others in the genus they have round nostrils. They are usually founded in well-wooded areas mainly in the lower hills. Males sing from exposed branches during the breeding season, which can vary with region. They are distinctive both in their calls as well as plumage with a white eyebrowed appearance and the rufous upperparts with regular dark bands and the whitish underside with fine striations. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Bay Cuckoo sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

10–20% · With luck
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
LC

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis variolosus

<5% · Rare
Raffles's Malkoha
LC

Raffles's Malkoha

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Rhinortha chlorophaea

30–40% · Possible
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

10–20% · With luck
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

10–20% · With luck
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Malkoha
LC

Red-billed Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zanclostomus javanicus

10–20% · With luck
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

10–20% · With luck
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus vagans

5–10% · With luck
Short-toed Coucal
VU

Short-toed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus rectunguis

5–10% · Rare
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
VU

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo

Bird

Carpococcyx radiceus

<5% · Rare
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Bird

Cuculus fugax

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
10 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
12 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
15 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
22 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
24 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
27 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
28 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Bay Cuckoo in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Bay Cuckoo sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Banded Bay Cuckoo in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

March has the highest sighting rate for Banded Bay Cuckoo in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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