Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus senegalensis (Senegal Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 15 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Senegal Coucal in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 73% of visitor-days record a Senegal Coucal sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 230 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Senegal Coucal in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Senegal Coucal in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.