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 Serengeti National Park
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Cuckoo sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Cuckoo in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Cuckoo in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.