Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx klaas (Klaas's Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
📅 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 Klaas's Cuckoo in Mana Pools National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Klaas's Cuckoo sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Klaas's Cuckoo in Mana Pools National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Klaas's Cuckoo in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.