Cuckoo Finch
Anomalospiza imberbis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyViduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- GenusAnomalospiza (Cuckoo Finches)
- SpeciesAnomalospiza imberbis (Cuckoo Finch)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Straw-tailed Whydah
Vidua fischeri
Steel-blue Whydah
Vidua hypocherina
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua paradisaea
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
📅 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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 11 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cuckoo Finch in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cuckoo Finch sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cuckoo Finch in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cuckoo Finch in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.