Bird
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsFeb · Nov–Decmost records
Records10,923in 20 countries
Most seen inUganda2,424 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Levaillant's Cuckoo in brief
The levaillant's cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 20 countries we cover it has 10,923 published records, most of them from Uganda, Zimbabwe and Ghana. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in February, November and December and fall to their lowest in August and September.
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
Uganda2,424 records · best Jun, Jul
Zimbabwe2,177 records · best Nov, Dec
Ghana1,436 records · best Nov, Feb
Botswana1,307 records · best Nov, Dec
Gambia1,004 records · best Nov, Dec
Nigeria846 records · best May, Jun
Democratic Republic of the Congo368 records · best Jun, Oct
Rwanda320 records · best Dec, Nov
Benin286 records · best Feb, Jul
Burkina Faso174 records · best Jun, Jul
Guinea-Bissau125 records · best Jun, Oct
Ivory Coast91 records · best Feb, Mar
Guinea81 records · best Nov, Jan
Liberia78 records · best Dec, Jan
Mali71 records · best Oct, Jun
Sierra Leone40 records · best Dec, Jan
Togo40 records · best Nov, Jan
Republic of the Congo24 records · best Nov, Dec
South Sudan16 records · best Jul, Jun
Niger15 records · best Jun, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.