Genus

African Long-tailed Cuckoos

Cercococcyx

3 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusCercococcyx (African Long-tailed Cuckoos)

Species in this group

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

Cercococcyx mechowi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cercococcyx montanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cercococcyx olivinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Long-tailed Cuckoos

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	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo			~30%
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
2	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo			~20%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			~10%
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo			<5%
3	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~20%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			~20%
4	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo			~20%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	~10%
	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo			~10%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			~10%
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo			<5%
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			~10%
7	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
8	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			<5%
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
9	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
10	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			<5%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data
12	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo			Insufficient data

African Long-tailed Cuckoos

Species in this group

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Long-tailed Cuckoos

Parks Ranked