Coppery-tailed Coucal
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Coppery-tailed Coucal

Centropus cupreicaudus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kafue National Park
64 Verified records at Kafue National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The coppery-tailed coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was first described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1896. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-tailed Coucal sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Senegal Coucal
LC

Senegal Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus senegalensis

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

Insufficient data
Black Coucal
LC

Black Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus grillii

Insufficient data
Red-chested Cuckoo
LC

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

10–20% · With luck
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

5–10% · With luck
Levaillant's Cuckoo
LC

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

5–10% · With luck
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

<5% · Rare
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

<5% · Rare
African Cuckoo
LC

African Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus gularis

<5% · Rare
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

<5% · Rare
African Emerald Cuckoo
LC Endemic

African Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx cupreus

<5% · Rare
Thick-billed Cuckoo
LC

Thick-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachycoccyx audeberti

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
2 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Coppery-tailed Coucal in Kafue National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-tailed Coucal sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Coppery-tailed Coucal in Kafue National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Coppery-tailed Coucal in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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