Grey-bellied Cuckoo
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Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yala National Park
196 Verified records at Yala National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-bellied cuckoo or the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) is a cuckoo with widespread occurrence throughout Asia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Cuckoo sighting in Yala National Park, based on 196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

Insufficient data
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

30–40% · Possible
Asian Koel
LC

Asian Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys scolopaceus

30–40% · Possible
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

10–20% · With luck
Sirkeer Malkoha
LC

Sirkeer Malkoha

Bird

Taccocua leschenaultii

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

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

5–10% · Rare
Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus varius

<5% · Rare
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator coromandus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Cuckoo
LC

Lesser Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus poliocephalus

Insufficient data
Red-faced Malkoha
VU

Red-faced Malkoha

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
18 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Yala National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Cuckoo sighting in Yala National Park, based on 196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Yala National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Grey-bellied Cuckoo in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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