Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus grillii (Black Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Coucal sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Coucal in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black Coucal in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.