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 Periyar National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
📅 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 Periyar National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cuckoo sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Cuckoo in Periyar National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Cuckoo in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.