Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCeuthmochares (Yellowbills)
- SpeciesCeuthmochares aereus (Blue Malkoha)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowi
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Malkoha in Kibale National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Blue Malkoha sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 263 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Malkoha in Kibale National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Blue Malkoha in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.