Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx klaas (Klaas's Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowi
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx olivinus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
📅 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 Klaas's Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Klaas's Cuckoo sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 206 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Klaas's Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Klaas's Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.