Coppery-tailed Coucal
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Coppery-tailed Coucal

Centropus cupreicaudus

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

The coppery-tailed coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was first described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1896. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

30–40% · Possible
Senegal Coucal
LC

Senegal Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus senegalensis

10–20% · With luck
Black Coucal
LC

Black Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus grillii

5–10% · Rare
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

10–20% · With luck
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

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

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

10–20% · With luck
Jacobin Cuckoo
LC

Jacobin Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator jacobinus

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

Levaillant's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator levaillantii

5–10% · With luck
Black Cuckoo
LC

Black Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus clamosus

5–10% · With luck
Great Spotted Cuckoo
LC

Great Spotted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator glandarius

<5% · Rare
African Cuckoo
LC

African Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus gularis

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Coppery-tailed Coucal at Ruaha 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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
2 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
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