Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus cupreicaudus (Coppery-tailed Coucal)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Coppery-tailed Coucal in South Luangwa National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Coppery-tailed Coucal sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Coppery-tailed Coucal in South Luangwa National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Coppery-tailed Coucal in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.