Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx caprius (Dideric Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Madagascar Cuckoo
Cuculus rochii
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
📅 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 Dideric Cuckoo in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Dideric Cuckoo sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dideric Cuckoo in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Dideric Cuckoo in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.