Coracina cinerea
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Madagascar cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cinereus), also known as the ashy cuckooshrike, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. The Comoros cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cucullatus) is sometimes considered a distinct species.
It is found in Madagascar, and Mayotte. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, based on 179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 83 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Ankarafantsika National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 560 mm in January. January–March and May have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike sightings, Ankarafantsika National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 50%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike that you can see in Ankarafantsika National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Crested Drongo (about 90%), Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (about 90%) and Madagascar Bulbul (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarafantsika National Park (179 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
