Indian Cuckoo
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Indian Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park
4 Verified records at Ranthambore National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus varius

10–20% · With luck
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

40–50% · Likely
Asian Koel
LC

Asian Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys scolopaceus

10–20% · With luck
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

<5% · Rare
Sirkeer Malkoha
LC

Sirkeer Malkoha

Bird

Taccocua leschenaultii

<5% · Rare
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
LC

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis passerinus

<5% · Rare
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Indian Cuckoo at Ranthambore National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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
20–30%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
10 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
18 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
22 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
23 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
24 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
25 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
26 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
27 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
29 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
30 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
32 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
33 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
34 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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