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 Gorongosa National Park
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
📅 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 Gorongosa National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Red-chested Cuckoo sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-chested Cuckoo in Gorongosa National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Cuckoo in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.