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Violet Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
176 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Cuckoo sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 176 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Little Bronze Cuckoo

Little Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx minutillus

Insufficient data
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

30–40% · Possible
Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

10–20% · With luck
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
VU

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo

Bird

Carpococcyx radiceus

5–10% · With luck
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

5–10% · With luck
Raffles's Malkoha
LC

Raffles's Malkoha

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Rhinortha chlorophaea

5–10% · With luck
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Malkoha
LC

Red-billed Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zanclostomus javanicus

<5% · Rare
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus vagans

<5% · Rare
Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator coromandus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
6 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
14 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Cuckoo sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 176 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Violet Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Violet Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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