Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus micropterus (Indian Cuckoo)
The Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It ranges from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cuckoo sighting in Yala National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Cuckoo in Yala National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cuckoo sighting in Yala National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Cuckoo in Yala National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Indian Cuckoo in Yala National Park in our monthly data.