Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
197 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The barred long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests and disjunctly throughout East Africa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercococcyx mechowi

10–20% · With luck
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
LC

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Bird

Cercococcyx olivinus

<5% · Rare
African Emerald Cuckoo
LC Endemic

African Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx cupreus

20–30% · Possible
Red-chested Cuckoo
LC

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

10–20% · With luck
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

10–20% · With luck
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

5–10% · With luck
Levaillant's Cuckoo
LC

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

5–10% · With luck
Blue Malkoha
LC

Blue Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceuthmochares aereus

5–10% · With luck
Blue-headed Coucal
LC

Blue-headed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus monachus

<5% · Rare
White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

<5% · Rare
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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