Yellow-throated Cuckoo
Yellow-throated Cuckoo

Yellow-throated Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx flavigularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
2 Verified records at Virunga National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is sparsely present across the African tropical rainforest and Jos Plateau (northern Nigeria). It is threatened by deforestation. Yellow-throated cuckoos are obligate brood parasites; they always lay their eggs in other birds' nests. Their only known host is the grey-throated tit-flycatcher, (Myioparus griseigularis). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

African Emerald Cuckoo
LC Endemic

African Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx cupreus

10–20% · With luck
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

5–10% · With luck
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

<5% · Rare
White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

10–20% · With luck
Red-chested Cuckoo
LC

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

10–20% · With luck
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercococcyx mechowi

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

Blue-headed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus monachus

5–10% · With luck
Levaillant's Cuckoo
LC

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

5–10% · With luck
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercococcyx montanus

5–10% · With luck
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

<5% · Rare
Blue Malkoha
LC

Blue Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceuthmochares aereus

<5% · Rare
Black Coucal
LC

Black Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus grillii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-throated Cuckoo at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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