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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cuckoo sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
📅 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 Wilpattu National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Cuckoo sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Cuckoo in Wilpattu National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Cuckoo in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.