Red-chested 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	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
2	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
4	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
8	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
14	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
17	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
19	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
20	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
21	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
22	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
24	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
25	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
27	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
28	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
29	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
30	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
34	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
36	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
37	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
38	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
39	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-chested Cuckoo in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Red-chested Cuckoo sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-chested Cuckoo in Masai Mara National Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Cuckoo in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.