Large Hawk Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

Cuculus sparverioides

Insufficient data
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
1 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide breeding distribution from temperate Asia along the Himalayas extending to East Asia. Many populations winter further south. They are known for their loud and repetitive calls which are similar to that of the common hawk-cuckoo but do not rise in crescendo. They are also somewhat larger and adults can be readily told apart from the smaller common hawk-cuckoo by the black patch on the chin. They are brood-parasites of babblers and laughing-thrushes. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus varius

10–20% · With luck
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

5–10% · With luck
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

10–20% · With luck
Asian Koel
LC

Asian Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys scolopaceus

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

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

5–10% · Rare
Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

<5% · Rare
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
LC

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis passerinus

<5% · Rare
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

<5% · Rare
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Sirkeer Malkoha
LC

Sirkeer Malkoha

Bird

Taccocua leschenaultii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Large Hawk Cuckoo at Jim Corbett National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
7 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
5–10%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
10 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
17 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
18 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
19 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
20 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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