Striped Cuckoo
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Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Darién National Park
510 Verified records at Darién National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) is a near-passerine bird, the only member of the genus Tapera. This resident cuckoo is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina and Colombia. The striped cuckoo is found in open country with trees or shrubs, and the edges of mangrove forests. It is among the very few brood parasitic cuckoos of the Americas (only other are Dromococcyx), and typical hosts are spinetails, but often also wrens, and other species with domed nests. The female cuckoo lays one, sometimes two, white or bluish eggs in the host's large stick nest. The eggs hatch in 15 days, with a further 18 days until the cuckoo fledges. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Cuckoo sighting in Darién National Park, based on 510 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Greater Ani
LC

Greater Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga major

40–50% · Likely
Smooth-billed Ani
LC

Smooth-billed Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga ani

40–50% · Likely
Squirrel Cuckoo
LC

Squirrel Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya cayana

20–30% · Possible
Little Cuckoo
LC

Little Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya minuta

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
LC

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus americanus

<5% · Rare
Groove-billed Ani
LC

Groove-billed Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga sulcirostris

<5% · Rare
Mangrove Cuckoo
LC

Mangrove Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus minor

Insufficient data
Black-billed Cuckoo
LC

Black-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
8 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
10 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
11 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
12 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
14 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
17 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
21 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
23 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
25 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
27 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
30 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
32 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
38 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
39 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
40 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
45 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
47 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
48 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
50 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
52 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
53 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
54 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
55 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
56 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
57 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
59 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
61 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
62 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
64 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Cuckoo in Darién National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Cuckoo sighting in Darién National Park, based on 510 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Striped Cuckoo in Darién National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Striped Cuckoo in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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