Thick-billed Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

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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	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Cuckoo in South Luangwa National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Thick-billed Cuckoo sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Thick-billed Cuckoo in South Luangwa National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Cuckoo in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.