Black Coucal

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Coucal in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Black Coucal sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Coucal in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black Coucal in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.