Bird
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records46,630in 18 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa36,110 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black Cuckoo in brief
The black cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 18 countries we cover it has 46,630 published records, most of them from South Africa, Namibia and Zambia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, November and December and fall to their lowest in May and June.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa36,110 records · best Nov, Dec
Namibia3,447 records · best Dec, Nov
Zambia1,385 records · best Nov, Dec
Botswana1,349 records · best Dec, Nov
Ghana1,175 records · best Nov, Mar
Eswatini862 records · best Nov, Dec
Nigeria515 records · best Jul, Jun
Mozambique478 records · best Dec, Nov
Democratic Republic of the Congo373 records · best Oct, Jan
Equatorial Guinea229 records · best Jan, Aug
Ivory Coast208 records · best Jan, Dec
Cameroon187 records · best Mar, Apr
Gabon106 records · best Sep, Aug
Republic of the Congo91 records · best Aug, Sep
Central African Republic50 records · best Dec, Sep
Sierra Leone43 records · best May, Dec
Togo18 records · best Jul, May
Lesotho4 records · best Nov, Dec
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.