Black Cuckoo-shrike
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Black Cuckoo-shrike

Campephaga flava

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
18 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. The species is closely related to Petit's cuckooshrike and the red-shouldered cuckooshrike, and forms a superspecies with them. It is also known as the African black cuckooshrike. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephaga quiscalina

5–10% · Rare
Grey Cuckoo-Shrike

Grey Cuckoo-Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina caesia

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

70–80% · Likely
Hunter's Cisticola
LC

Hunter's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola hunteri

60–70% · Likely
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

50–60% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

50–60% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris mediocris

40–50% · Likely
Golden-winged Sunbird
LC

Golden-winged Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Drepanorhynchus reichenowi

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
13 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
17 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
19 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
21 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
22 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
25 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
27 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
35 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
37 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
38 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
39 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
40 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
41 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
42 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
43 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
45 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
46 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Cuckoo-shrike in Aberdare National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Black Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Cuckoo-shrike in Aberdare National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black Cuckoo-shrike in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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