Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
SpeciesCuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo)

Insufficient data

overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

1 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The cuckoo, common cuckoo, European cuckoo or Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. Although its eggs are larger than those of its hosts, the eggs in each type of host nest resemble the host's eggs. The adult too is a mimic, in its case of the sparrowhawk; since that species is a predator, the mimicry gives the female time to lay her eggs without being attacked. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Cuculus solitarius

10–20% · With luck

Cuculus clamosus

<5% · Rare

Cuculus gularis

Insufficient data

Centropus superciliosus

40–50% · Likely

Chrysococcyx caprius

20–30% · Possible

Ceuthmochares australis

Chrysococcyx klaas

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Clamator jacobinus

Clamator glandarius

Centropus grillii

Clamator levaillantii

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Cuckoo 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)

☀️Diurnal

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	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	40–50%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
6	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	20–30%
7	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
10	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	20–30%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
12	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
13	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
14	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
15	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
16	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
17	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
18	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
19	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	10–20%
20	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
21	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5–10%
22	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
23	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	5–10%
24	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
25	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5–10%
26	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	5–10%
27	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	5–10%
28	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
29	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
30	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
31	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
32	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
33	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
36	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
37	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
38	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
39	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
40	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
41	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
42	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
44	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
45	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
47	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
48	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
49	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
50	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
51	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
52	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
53	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
54	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
55	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
56	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
57	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
58	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
59	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
60	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
61	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
62	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
63	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
64	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
65	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
66	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
67	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
68	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
69	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
70	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
71	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
72	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
73	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
74	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
75	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
76	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
77	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
78	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
79	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
80	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
81	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
82	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
83	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
84	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Common Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Red-chested Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

White-browed Coucal

Dideric Cuckoo

Green Malkoha

Klaas's Cuckoo

African Emerald Cuckoo

Jacobin Cuckoo

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Black Coucal

Levaillant's Cuckoo

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found