White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike
Coracina pectoralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusCoracina (Typical Cuckooshrikes)
- SpeciesCoracina pectoralis (White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike)
The white-breasted cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and dry savanna. The species forages at mid-canopy level and is typically found alone or in pairs. It is insectivorous, feeding primarily on insects and caterpillars. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Black Cuckoo-shrike
Campephaga flava
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 10 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike in Hwange National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike in Hwange National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.