Senegal Coucal
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Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Etosha National Park
25 Verified records at Etosha National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded country and savannah in central and southern Africa. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Senegal Coucal sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

African Cuckoo
LC

African Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus gularis

<5% · Rare
Great Spotted Cuckoo
LC

Great Spotted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator glandarius

<5% · Rare
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

<5% · Rare
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

<5% · Rare
Levaillant's Cuckoo
LC

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

<5% · Rare
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
70–80%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
10 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
10–20%
11 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Senegal Coucal in Etosha National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Senegal Coucal sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Senegal Coucal in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Senegal Coucal in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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