Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator levaillantii (Levaillant's Cuckoo)
Levaillant's cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) is a cuckoo which is a resident breeding species in Africa south of the Sahara. It is found in bushy habitats. It is a brood parasite, using the nests of bulbuls and babblers. It was named in honour of the French explorer, collector and ornithologist, François Le Vaillant. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cuckoo sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Levaillant's Cuckoo in Mana Pools National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cuckoo sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Levaillant's Cuckoo in Mana Pools National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cuckoo in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.