Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCentropus (Coucals)
- SpeciesCentropus grillii (Black Coucal)
The black coucal (Centropus grillii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide distribution in Africa south of the Sahara. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Coucal at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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