Genus

Coucals

Centropus

15 species in our catalog · found in 111 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Centropus toulou

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Centropus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Centropus superciliosus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Centropus sinensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Centropus cupreicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Centropus chlororhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Centropus celebensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Centropus phasianinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Centropus monachus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Centropus bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Centropus grillii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Centropus leucogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Centropus bernsteini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Centropus rectunguis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Centropus menbeki

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Coucals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~80%
	Madagascar Coucal			~80%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~80%
	White-browed Coucal			~60%
	Black Coucal			~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~20%
	Blue-headed Coucal			<5%
	Black-throated Coucal			Insufficient data
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~70%
	Senegal Coucal			~70%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	White-browed Coucal			~70%
5	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~70%
	Greater Coucal			~70%
6	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~70%
	Greater Coucal			~60%
	Lesser Coucal			~20%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~60%
	White-browed Coucal			~60%
	Black Coucal			~10%
	Blue-headed Coucal			<5%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
8	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~60%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
	Lesser Coucal			~20%
9	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Greater Coucal			~60%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~60%
	White-browed Coucal			~40%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			<5%
	Black-throated Coucal			Insufficient data
11	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~60%
	Madagascar Coucal			~60%
12	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Greater Coucal			~60%
13	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~60%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
	Lesser Coucal			~10%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~50%
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			~40%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			<5%
	White-browed Coucal			<5%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~40%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			~10%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~50%
17	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~50%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
18	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~50%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
19	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
20	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~50%
	Green-billed Coucal			~40%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
21	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~50%
	Black Coucal			<5%
23	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~50%
	Blue-headed Coucal			<5%
	Black Coucal			<5%
	Senegal Coucal			Insufficient data
24	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~50%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
25	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~50%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
26	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~50%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
27	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
28	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~50%
	Bay Coucal			~30%
	Lesser Coucal			~20%
29	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~50%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			~10%
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			Insufficient data
30	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Greater Coucal			~50%
31	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~40%
32	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~40%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
33	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~40%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
34	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
	Lesser Coucal			~10%
35	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	White-browed Coucal			~40%
	Black Coucal			~10%
36	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~30%
	Black-throated Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
37	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~40%
38	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
	Lesser Coucal			~10%
39	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~40%
	Madagascar Coucal			~40%
40	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	White-browed Coucal			~40%
	Black Coucal			<5%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
41	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~40%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
	Short-toed Coucal			Insufficient data
42	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	White-browed Coucal			~40%
	Blue-headed Coucal			Insufficient data
43	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
44	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
45	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Black Coucal			<5%
46	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
	Lesser Coucal			~10%
47	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~20%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~10%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
48	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	~30%
	Senegal Coucal			~20%
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			Insufficient data
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
49	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
50	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
51	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
52	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
	Green-billed Coucal			Insufficient data
53	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
54	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Black Coucal			<5%
55	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
56	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
57	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
58	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~30%
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			<5%
	Black Coucal			<5%
59	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
60	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
61	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
	Lesser Coucal			~10%
62	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
	Black Coucal			<5%
63	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~30%
64	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			Insufficient data
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
65	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	White-browed Coucal			~30%
66	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Pheasant Coucal			~30%
67	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~30%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
	Short-toed Coucal			<5%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
68	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Lesser Coucal			~10%
	Greater Coucal			~10%
69	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~20%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
	Short-toed Coucal			<5%
70	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Pheasant Coucal			~20%
71	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~20%
	White-browed Coucal			Insufficient data
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			Insufficient data
72	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~20%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
	Short-toed Coucal			~10%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
73	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	~20%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			<5%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
	Black-throated Coucal			Insufficient data
74	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Pheasant Coucal			~20%
75	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
76	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
77	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
78	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
79	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~20%
	Lesser Coucal			~20%
	Greater Coucal			<5%
80	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
81	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~20%
	Greater Coucal			~20%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
82	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Greater Coucal			~10%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
83	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~20%
	Senegal Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
	Coppery-tailed Coucal			<5%
84	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Pheasant Coucal			~20%
85	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~10%
	Greater Coucal			~10%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
86	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	White-browed Coucal			Insufficient data
87	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Greater Coucal			~10%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
88	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
89	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
90	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
91	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
92	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	White-browed Coucal			~10%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
93	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Lesser Black Coucal			~10%
	Greater Black Coucal			<5%
94	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2	~10%
	Greater Coucal			<5%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
95	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~10%
	Blue-headed Coucal			<5%
	White-browed Coucal			<5%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Coucal			Insufficient data
96	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~10%
	Blue-headed Coucal			~10%
	White-browed Coucal			<5%
97	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~10%
	Blue-headed Coucal			<5%
	White-browed Coucal			<5%
	Black Coucal			Insufficient data
98	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
99	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
	Greater Coucal			Insufficient data
100	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pheasant Coucal			<5%
101	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pheasant Coucal			Insufficient data
102	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
103	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Senegal Coucal			<5%
104	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pheasant Coucal			<5%
105	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Greater Coucal			Insufficient data
106	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	<5%
	Greater Coucal			<5%
	Lesser Coucal			Insufficient data
	Short-toed Coucal			Insufficient data
107	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Senegal Coucal			Insufficient data
108	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	White-browed Coucal			<5%
109	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Lesser Coucal			<5%
110	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pheasant Coucal			Insufficient data
111	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pheasant Coucal			Insufficient data