Red-chested Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
19 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
21 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
22 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
24 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
25 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
26 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
27 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
28 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
30 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
31 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
34 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
35 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
36 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
37 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
38 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-chested Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Red-chested Cuckoo sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-chested Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-chested Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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