Genus

Typical Old World Cuckoos

Cuculus

17 species in our catalog · found in 133 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)

Species in this group

Cuculus rochii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cuculus varius

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cuculus canorus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cuculus solitarius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cuculus micropterus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cuculus poliocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cuculus sparverioides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cuculus lepidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cuculus saturatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cuculus gularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cuculus optatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cuculus clamosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cuculus vagans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cuculus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cuculus fugax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cuculus nisicolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cuculus hyperythrus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Old World Cuckoos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 17	~70%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			~70%
2	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~70%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~50%
	Indian Cuckoo			~30%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
3	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 17	~60%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			~60%
4	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~60%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~40%
	Indian Cuckoo			~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
5	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	4 of 17	~50%
	Common Cuckoo			~30%
	Lesser Cuckoo			~20%
	Oriental Cuckoo			~10%
	Northern Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
6	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	6 of 17	~50%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~20%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Cuculus nisicolor			<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
7	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 17	~50%
	Common Cuckoo			~50%
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 17	~50%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~40%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 17	~40%
	Common Cuckoo			~30%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
10	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~40%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
11	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 17	~40%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			~40%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 17	~40%
	Common Cuckoo			~40%
13	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 17	~40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~30%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
14	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~40%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~40%
	Common Cuckoo			~40%
16	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~40%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
17	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	3 of 17	~40%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
	Lesser Cuckoo			~20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
18	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 17	~40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~30%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
19	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3 of 17	~40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~30%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
20	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4 of 17	~40%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			~10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			~10%
21	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 17	~40%
	Madagascar Cuckoo			~40%
22	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 17	~40%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
23	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Cuckoo			~30%
24	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Cuckoo			~30%
25	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~30%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
26	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
27	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 17	~30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~30%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
28	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Cuckoo			~30%
29	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	5 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
30	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
31	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5 of 17	~30%
	Sunda Cuckoo			~20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
32	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
33	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 17	~30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
34	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 17	~30%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~30%
35	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
36	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
37	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 17	~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~20%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
38	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
39	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
40	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
41	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
42	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
43	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
44	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
45	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
46	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
47	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 17	~20%
	Oriental Cuckoo			~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
48	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
49	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
50	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
51	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
52	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 17	~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
53	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
54	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
55	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
56	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
57	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 17	~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~20%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
58	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
59	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
60	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
61	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
62	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
63	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
64	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 17	~10%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
65	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
66	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 17	~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
67	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
68	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
69	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
70	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
71	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
72	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
73	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
74	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 17	~10%
	African Cuckoo			~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
75	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
76	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
77	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
78	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 17	~10%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
79	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 17	~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
80	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 17	~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
81	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 17	~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
	Cuculus nisicolor			<5%
82	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
83	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
84	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 17	~10%
	Sunda Cuckoo			~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
85	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 17	~10%
	Black Cuckoo			~10%
86	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 17	~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
87	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
88	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
89	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
90	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Cuculus nisicolor			<5%
91	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
92	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
93	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
94	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
95	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 17	~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
96	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
97	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 17	~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
98	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
99	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
100	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
101	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 17	~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
102	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
103	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 17	~10%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
104	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 17	~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
105	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 17	~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
106	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
107	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
108	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
109	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
110	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	~10%
	Pallid Cuckoo			~10%
111	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 17	<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
112	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
113	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 17	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
114	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
115	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
116	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
117	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 17	<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
118	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 17	<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
119	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 17	<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
120	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 17	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
121	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
122	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 17	<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
123	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 17	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			<5%
124	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 17	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
125	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 17	<5%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			<5%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
126	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
127	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 17	<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
128	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
129	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
130	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Oriental Cuckoo			<5%
131	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 17	<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
132	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%
133	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	<5%
	Pallid Cuckoo			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~50%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~50%
2	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~50%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~50%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
3	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~50%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~50%
4	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 17	~40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~40%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
5	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~40%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~30%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
6	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	3 of 17	~30%
	Indian Cuckoo			~20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
7	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~30%
8	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	4 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
9	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~30%
10	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
11	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	4 of 17	~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Northern Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
12	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
13	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
14	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
15	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 17	~20%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~20%
	African Cuckoo			<5%
16	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
17	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	2 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
18	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
19	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Cuckoo			~20%
20	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	4 of 17	~20%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Northern Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
21	Meerut	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~20%
22	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 17	~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
23	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	5 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
	Northern Hawk-Cuckoo			<5%
24	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
25	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	3 of 17	~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
26	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
27	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
28	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	4 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
29	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	4 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Himalayan Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
30	Shijiazhuang	🇨🇳 China	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
31	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
32	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	5 of 17	~10%
	Northern Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
33	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
34	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
35	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
36	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
37	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
38	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
39	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	2 of 17	~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
40	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
41	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
42	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
43	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	3 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
44	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
45	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
46	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
47	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
48	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	4 of 17	~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
49	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
50	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
	Common Cuckoo			<5%
51	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
	Black Cuckoo			<5%
52	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
53	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
54	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Cuckoo			~10%
55	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	4 of 17	~10%
	Large Hawk Cuckoo			~10%
	Indian Cuckoo			<5%
	Lesser Cuckoo			<5%
	Cuculus nisicolor			<5%
56	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 17	~10%
	Red-chested Cuckoo			~10%
57	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
58	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
59	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%
60	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Hawk-Cuckoo			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
2	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
4	Ogród Zoologiczny w Katowicach	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

Typical Old World Cuckoos

Species in this group

Madagascar Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo

Lesser Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

Sunda Cuckoo

Himalayan Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Pallid Cuckoo

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus nisicolor

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Old World Cuckoos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found