Levaillant's Cuckoo

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
4 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Levaillant's cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) is a cuckoo which is a resident breeding species in Africa south of the Sahara. It is found in bushy habitats. It is a brood parasite, using the nests of bulbuls and babblers. It was named in honour of the French explorer, collector and ornithologist, François Le Vaillant. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Levaillant's Cuckoo at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

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