Black Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Cuckoo sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Cuckoo in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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