Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCeuthmochares (Yellowbills)
- SpeciesCeuthmochares aereus (Blue Malkoha)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Malkoha in Nyungwe National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Blue Malkoha sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Malkoha in Nyungwe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue Malkoha in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.