Great Spotted Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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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	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
2	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
7	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
18	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
24	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
25	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
26	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
28	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
30	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
35	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
36	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
37	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
38	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Spotted Cuckoo in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Great Spotted Cuckoo sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Spotted Cuckoo in Masai Mara National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Great Spotted Cuckoo in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.