Jacobin Cuckoo

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

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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	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
7	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
13	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	5–10%
14	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
15	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
16	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
17	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
19	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
22	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
23	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
25	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
26	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
27	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
30	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
34	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
35	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
36	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
37	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
38	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
39	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
41	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
42	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
44	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
45	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
46	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
47	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
48	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
50	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
51	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
52	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
53	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
54	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
55	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
56	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
57	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
58	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
59	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
60	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
61	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
62	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
63	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
64	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
65	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
66	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jacobin Cuckoo in Meru National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Meru National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jacobin Cuckoo in Meru National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Jacobin Cuckoo in Meru National Park in our monthly data.