Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator jacobinus (Jacobin Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 Jacobin Cuckoo in Akagera National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jacobin Cuckoo in Akagera National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Jacobin Cuckoo in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.