Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusPachycoccyx
- SpeciesPachycoccyx audeberti (Thick-billed Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Cuckoo in Kafue National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Thick-billed Cuckoo sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thick-billed Cuckoo in Kafue National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Cuckoo in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.