Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusChrysococcyx (Emerald Cuckoos and allies)
- SpeciesChrysococcyx klaas (Klaas's Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Klaas's Cuckoo in Tsavo East National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Klaas's Cuckoo sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 234 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Klaas's Cuckoo in Tsavo East National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Klaas's Cuckoo in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.