Madagascar Cuckoo
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Madagascar Cuckoo

Cuculus rochii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Berenty Reserve
42 Verified records at Berenty Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it winters to eastern Africa (from the African Great Lakes region to Zanzibar). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Crested Coua
LC Endemic

Crested Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua cristata

90–100% · Very likely
Madagascar Coucal
LC

Madagascar Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus toulou

70–80% · Very likely
Giant Coua
VU Endemic

Giant Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua gigas

60–70% · Likely
Running Coua
LC Endemic

Running Coua

Bird

Coua cursor

5–10% · With luck
Red-capped Coua
LC

Red-capped Coua

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coua ruficeps

Insufficient data
Verreaux's Coua
LC Endemic

Verreaux's Coua

Bird

Coua verreauxi

Insufficient data
Blue Coua
LC Endemic

Blue Coua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coua caerulea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
60–70%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
3 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
20–30%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Cuckoo in Berenty Reserve?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Cuckoo sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Cuckoo in Berenty Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Cuckoo in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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