Black Cuckoo-shrike
Campephaga flava
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCampephaga (African Black Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCampephaga flava (Black Cuckoo-shrike)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Petit's Cuckoo-shrike
Campephaga petiti
Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike
Campephaga phoenicea
Grey Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina caesia
White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina pectoralis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
📅 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 Black Cuckoo-shrike in Kibale National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Cuckoo-shrike in Kibale National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black Cuckoo-shrike in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.