Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCercococcyx (African Long-tailed Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCercococcyx montanus (Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Mkomazi National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Mkomazi National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.