Banded Bay Cuckoo
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Banded Bay Cuckoo

Cacomantis sonneratii

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

The banded bay cuckoo or bay-banded cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii) is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like others in the genus they have round nostrils. They are usually founded in well-wooded areas mainly in the lower hills. Males sing from exposed branches during the breeding season, which can vary with region. They are distinctive both in their calls as well as plumage with a white eyebrowed appearance and the rufous upperparts with regular dark bands and the whitish underside with fine striations. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Bay Cuckoo sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 240 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

60–70% · Likely
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

10–20% · With luck
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Asian Koel
LC

Asian Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys scolopaceus

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator coromandus

<5% · Rare
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
LC

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx maculatus

<5% · Rare
Large Hawk Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus sparverioides

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

Insufficient data
Little Bronze Cuckoo

Little Bronze Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx minutillus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
10 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
12 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
15 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
22 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
24 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
27 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
28 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Bay Cuckoo in Cat Tien National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Bay Cuckoo sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 240 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Banded Bay Cuckoo in Cat Tien National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Banded Bay Cuckoo in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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