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Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava · Campephagidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsAug · Oct–Novmost records
Records18,341in 11 countries
Most seen inKenya7,398 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Black Cuckooshrike in brief

The black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a bird of the Campephagidae family — species of bird.

Across the 11 countries we cover it has 18,341 published records, most of them from Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in August, October and November and fall to their lowest in April and May.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Kenya7,398 records · best Oct, Aug
Zimbabwe2,812 records · best Nov, Dec
Tanzania2,491 records · best Oct, Jul
Zambia1,999 records · best Nov, Dec
Mozambique1,069 records · best Nov, Dec
Eswatini779 records · best Jan, Oct
Rwanda731 records · best Jul, Sep
Malawi515 records · best Nov, Sep
Democratic Republic of the Congo397 records · best Oct, Sep
Angola139 records · best Jun, Sep
Burundi11 records · best Oct, Jun
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.