Plaintive Cuckoo
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Plaintive Cuckoo

Cacomantis merulinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Namdapha National Park
12 Verified records at Namdapha National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia, from India, Nepal and China to Indonesia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plaintive Cuckoo sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park

Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Large Hawk Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus sparverioides

5–10% · Rare
Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

<5% · Rare
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator coromandus

<5% · Rare
Cuculus nisicolor

Cuculus nisicolor

Bird

Cuculus nisicolor

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

Insufficient data
Lesser Cuckoo
LC

Lesser Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus poliocephalus

Insufficient data
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
LC

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx maculatus

Insufficient data
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
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
30–40%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
6 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
12 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
18 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plaintive Cuckoo in Namdapha National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Plaintive Cuckoo sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plaintive Cuckoo in Namdapha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Plaintive Cuckoo in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.

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