Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike
Campephaga quiscalina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCampephaga (African Black Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCampephaga quiscalina (Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Black Cuckoo-shrike
Campephaga flava
Grey Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina caesia
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
📅 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 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
November has the highest sighting rate for Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.