Large Cuckoo-shrike
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Large Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina macei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Periyar National Park
62 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae that is found on the Indian subcontinent. Formerly under the English name "large cuckooshrike" this species included many subspecies and had a large range that included Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina melanoptera

<5% · Rare
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

10–20% · With luck
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
8 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large Cuckoo-shrike in Periyar National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Large Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Large Cuckoo-shrike in Periyar National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Large Cuckoo-shrike in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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