Bird
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records185,716in 43 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa138,881 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Dideric Cuckoo in brief
The dideric cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 43 countries we cover it has 185,716 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, November and December and fall to their lowest in June and August.
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 Africa138,881 records · best Dec, Nov
Kenya11,422 records · best Nov, Dec
Uganda6,007 records · best Mar, Jul
Tanzania5,174 records · best Feb, Mar
Namibia4,142 records · best Dec, Jan
Nigeria3,417 records · best Jul, May
Zimbabwe2,817 records · best Jan, Dec
Ghana2,450 records · best Nov, Mar
Botswana1,869 records · best Dec, Nov
Eswatini1,511 records · best Nov, Jan
Zambia1,268 records · best Feb, Nov
Mozambique1,150 records · best Dec, Nov
Democratic Republic of the Congo592 records · best Feb, Dec
Gambia523 records · best Nov, Dec
Malawi512 records · best Jan, Jun
Cameroon478 records · best Aug, Mar
Senegal464 records · best Jul, Oct
Benin449 records · best Jun, May
Rwanda315 records · best Dec, Jan
Gabon292 records · best Aug, Jul
Republic of the Congo289 records · best Aug, Sep
Oman281 records · best Oct, Nov
Ivory Coast251 records · best Nov, Sep
Burkina Faso238 records · best Jul, Jun
Liberia165 records · best Oct, Nov
Equatorial Guinea134 records · best Aug, Feb
Lesotho109 records · best Nov, Dec
Guinea-Bissau108 records · best Jun, Jul
Togo99 records · best Jul, Jun
Sierra Leone63 records · best Dec, Nov
Guinea61 records · best May, Nov
Cyprus28 records · best Apr, Mar
Central African Republic25 records · best Dec, Jul
South Sudan23 records · best Jun, May
Mali22 records · best Jul, Jun
Somalia19 records · best Jul, Jun
Chad19 records · best May, Jun
Burundi17 records · best Feb, Apr
Mauritania16 records · best Sep, Aug
Yemen7 records · best May, Apr
Eritrea6 records · best May, Jun
Djibouti2 records · best Sep, Oct
São Tomé and Príncipe1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.