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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Madagascar Cuckoo
Cuculus rochii
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Red-chested Cuckoo sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-chested Cuckoo in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Cuckoo in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.