African Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

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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	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
4	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
11	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
23	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
24	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
27	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
29	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
30	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
34	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Cuckoo in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a African Cuckoo sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Cuckoo in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for African Cuckoo in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.