Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus monachus (Blue-headed Coucal)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-headed Coucal in Nyungwe National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Blue-headed Coucal sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-headed Coucal in Nyungwe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-headed Coucal in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.