Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
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Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
143 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The square-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) is a species of cuckoo that resembles a black drongo. It is found along the Himalayas extending east into Southeast Asia. The calls are series of piercing sharp whistles rising in pitch but shrill and choppily delivered. In the past, the species S. lugubris also included the subspecies dicruroides, which is now treated as a separate species, the fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 143 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

30–40% · Possible
Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

10–20% · With luck
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

5–10% · With luck
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
VU

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo

Bird

Carpococcyx radiceus

5–10% · With luck
Raffles's Malkoha
LC

Raffles's Malkoha

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Rhinortha chlorophaea

5–10% · With luck
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Malkoha
LC

Red-billed Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zanclostomus javanicus

<5% · Rare
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus vagans

<5% · Rare
Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator coromandus

<5% · Rare
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Bird

Cuculus fugax

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 143 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Asian Drongo-Cuckoo in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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