Bird
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records65,093in 25 countries
Most seen inSpain28,597 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Great Spotted Cuckoo in brief
The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 25 countries we cover it has 65,093 published records, most of them from Spain, France and Israel. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in October and November.
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
Spain28,597 records · best Apr, May
France13,298 records · best Apr, May
Israel10,894 records · best Mar, Apr
Portugal5,113 records · best Apr, Mar
Cyprus2,630 records · best Apr, Mar
Greece1,416 records · best Apr, May
Palestine1,219 records · best Mar, Feb
Türkiye1,107 records · best Apr, May
Morocco443 records · best Mar, Feb
Egypt79 records · best Mar, Apr
Jordan57 records · best Apr, Feb
Lebanon52 records · best Mar, Apr
Mauritania33 records · best Dec, Jan
Algeria24 records · best Jul, Feb
Iraq24 records · best Mar, Apr
Albania18 records · best May, Apr
Burkina Faso18 records · best Jul, Jun
Chad16 records · best Aug, Feb
Syria12 records · best Mar, Apr
South Sudan11 records · best May, Dec
Montenegro10 records · best Apr, Jul
Malta7 records · best Mar, Apr
Armenia7 records · best May, Apr
Qatar7 records · best Mar, Jan
São Tomé and Príncipe1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.