Blue-headed Coucal
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Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

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

The blue-headed coucal (Centropus monachus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is native to tropical central Africa where its typical habitat is swamps, river banks, forest edges and generally wet locations. It is a common bird with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

30–40% · Possible
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

10–20% · With luck
Red-chested Cuckoo
LC

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

10–20% · With luck
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

10–20% · With luck
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

<5% · Rare
African Cuckoo
LC

African Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus gularis

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare
Great Spotted Cuckoo
LC

Great Spotted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator glandarius

<5% · Rare
Levaillant's Cuckoo
LC

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

<5% · Rare
African Emerald Cuckoo
LC Endemic

African Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Insufficient data
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-headed Coucal at Lake Nakuru 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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
7 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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