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In 3 days ~70% 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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 163 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 98 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Mantadia National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 340 mm in January. January to April 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 50%) and Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 40%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike that you can see in Mantadia National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Madagascar Bulbul (about 90%), Souimanga Sunbird (about 80%) and Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (about 70%), 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 Mantadia National Park (163 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.
