Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator jacobinus (Jacobin Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
📅 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 Jacobin Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 131 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jacobin Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Jacobin Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.