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 Murchison Falls National Park
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua obtusa
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cuckoo Finch sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cuckoo Finch in Murchison Falls National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cuckoo Finch in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.