Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
📅 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 Common Cuckoo in Nairobi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Cuckoo sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Cuckoo in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Cuckoo in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.