Madagascar Cuckoo
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Madagascar Cuckoo

Cuculus rochii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park
472 Verified records at Ranomafana National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar). Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 472 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Blue Coua
LC Endemic

Blue Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua caerulea

60–70% · Likely
Red-fronted Coua
LC Endemic

Red-fronted Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua reynaudii

40–50% · Likely
Madagascar Coucal
LC

Madagascar Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus toulou

30–40% · Possible
Red-breasted Coua
LC Endemic

Red-breasted Coua

Bird

Coua serriana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
20–30
May
60–70
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
60–70
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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
60–70%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
3 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Cuckoo in Ranomafana National Park?

About 68% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 472 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Cuckoo in Ranomafana National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Cuckoo in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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