Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator levaillantii (Levaillant's Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
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 Levaillant's Cuckoo in Volcanoes National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Levaillant's Cuckoo sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Levaillant's Cuckoo in Volcanoes National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cuckoo in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.