Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx klaas (Klaas's Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Klaas's Cuckoo in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Klaas's Cuckoo sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Klaas's Cuckoo in Murchison Falls National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Klaas's Cuckoo in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.