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 Volcanoes National Park
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx olivinus
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Klaas's Cuckoo sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Klaas's Cuckoo in Volcanoes National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Klaas's Cuckoo in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.