Bird
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius · Cuculidae · Cuculiformes
Best monthsOct–Decmost records
Records129,888in 24 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa90,652 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Red-chested Cuckoo in brief
The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a bird of the Cuculidae family — species of bird.
Across the 24 countries we cover it has 129,888 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in October, November and December and fall to their lowest in April 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 Africa90,652 records · best Nov, Dec
Kenya11,493 records · best May, Dec
Uganda8,621 records · best Jul, Jun
Tanzania5,176 records · best Feb, Nov
Zimbabwe3,293 records · best Nov, Dec
Zambia2,971 records · best Nov, Dec
Eswatini1,283 records · best Nov, Dec
Mozambique1,278 records · best Dec, Nov
Nigeria1,068 records · best May, Jun
Rwanda940 records · best Dec, Jan
Democratic Republic of the Congo757 records · best Oct, Nov
Malawi543 records · best Nov, Dec
Ivory Coast359 records · best Feb, Apr
Lesotho247 records · best Nov, Dec
Equatorial Guinea243 records · best Jan, Aug
Gabon233 records · best Sep, Aug
Cameroon173 records · best Mar, Apr
Angola168 records · best Sep, Oct
Republic of the Congo118 records · best Sep, Oct
Guinea-Bissau108 records · best Jun, Jul
Sierra Leone61 records · best May, Feb
Central African Republic51 records · best Jun, Sep
Guinea36 records · best May, Jun
South Sudan16 records · best Jun, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.