Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
274 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The barred long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests and disjunctly throughout East Africa. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 274 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

Insufficient data
Blue Malkoha
LC

Blue Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceuthmochares aereus

5–10% · With luck
Blue-headed Coucal
LC

Blue-headed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus monachus

<5% · Rare
African Emerald Cuckoo
LC Endemic

African Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx cupreus

<5% · Rare
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

<5% · Rare
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

<5% · Rare
Red-chested Cuckoo
LC

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

<5% · Rare
White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

<5% · Rare
Levaillant's Cuckoo
LC

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

<5% · Rare
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

Insufficient data
Black Coucal
LC

Black Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus grillii

Insufficient data
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Nyungwe National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 274 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Nyungwe National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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