Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusPachycoccyx
- SpeciesPachycoccyx audeberti (Thick-billed Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Thick-billed Cuckoo sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thick-billed Cuckoo in Kruger National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Cuckoo in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.