Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus grillii (Black Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Black-throated Coucal
Centropus leucogaster
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
📅 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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 19 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 20 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 21 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 22 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 23 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 24 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 25 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Coucal in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Coucal sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Coucal in Murchison Falls National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black Coucal in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.