Coracina javensis
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Oriental cuckooshrike (Coracina javensis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is widely distributed from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to east China and Taiwan. It is also found on the islands of Java and Bali in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The range of this species was formerly restricted to Java and Bali and had the English name "Javan cuckooshrike".
Six subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 12 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 446 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Cuckoo-shrike in Kathmandu on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Javan Cuckoo-shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Javan Cuckoo-shrike sightings, Kathmandu ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Savar (Bangladesh, about 20%) and Guwahati (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Javan Cuckoo-shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (446 verified sightings), 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.
