Black Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
29 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Cuckoo sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Cuckoo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black Cuckoo sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Cuckoo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Cuckoo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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