Black Cuckoo-shrike
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Black Cuckoo-shrike

Campephaga flava

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park
441 Verified records at Kruger National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. The species is closely related to Petit's cuckooshrike and the red-shouldered cuckooshrike, and forms a superspecies with them. It is also known as the African black cuckooshrike. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 441 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Grey Cuckoo-Shrike

Grey Cuckoo-Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina caesia

<5% · Rare
White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike

White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina pectoralis

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

40–50% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

40–50% · Likely
Burchell's Glossy-starling
LC

Burchell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis australis

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

40–50% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Cuckoo-shrike in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 441 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Cuckoo-shrike in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Cuckoo-shrike in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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