Dideric Cuckoo

Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Hwange National Park
4 Verified records at Hwange National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo family of birds, Cuculidae, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Dideric Cuckoo at Hwange National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
21 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
24 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
25 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
27 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
28 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
29 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
31 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
33 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
35 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
36 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
38 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
39 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
40 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
41 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
42 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
43 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
45 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
46 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
47 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
48 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
49 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
50 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
51 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
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