Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator levaillantii (Levaillant's Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
📅 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 Levaillant's Cuckoo in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Levaillant's Cuckoo sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Levaillant's Cuckoo in Lake Nakuru National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cuckoo in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.