Black Coucal

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
10	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
21	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
23	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
25	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
26	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
27	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
28	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
29	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Coucal in Ruaha National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Coucal sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Coucal in Ruaha National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black Coucal in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.