Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus solitarius (Red-chested Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
📅 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 Red-chested Cuckoo in Chobe National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Red-chested Cuckoo sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-chested Cuckoo in Chobe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Cuckoo in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.