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 Nairobi National Park
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Straw-tailed Whydah
Vidua fischeri
Steel-blue Whydah
Vidua hypocherina
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Cuckoo Finch sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cuckoo Finch in Nairobi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cuckoo Finch in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.