Black Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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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	10–20%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
5	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
19	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
20	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
22	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
23	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
27	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
33	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
34	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
36	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
37	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Cuckoo in Kruger National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Black Cuckoo sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 288 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Cuckoo in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Cuckoo in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.