Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator jacobinus (Jacobin Cuckoo)
The Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the chātaka (Sanskrit: चातक) represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
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 Jacobin Cuckoo in Mkomazi National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Jacobin Cuckoo in Mkomazi National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Jacobin Cuckoo in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.