Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Cuckoo in Ruaha National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Cuckoo sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Cuckoo in Ruaha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Cuckoo in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.