Jacobin Cuckoo
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Jacobin Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
131 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It has been associated with a bird in Indian mythology and poetry, known as the chātaka (Sanskrit: चातक) represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Great Spotted Cuckoo
LC

Great Spotted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator glandarius

5–10% · With luck
White-browed Coucal
LC

White-browed Coucal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Centropus superciliosus

20–30% · Possible
Dideric Cuckoo
LC

Dideric Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx caprius

10–20% · With luck
Klaas's Cuckoo
LC

Klaas's Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx klaas

5–10% · With luck
African Cuckoo
LC

African Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus gularis

<5% · Rare
Red-chested Cuckoo
LC

Red-chested Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus solitarius

<5% · Rare
Common Cuckoo
LC

Common Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus canorus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 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 Samburu National Reserve?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Jacobin Cuckoo sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jacobin Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Jacobin Cuckoo in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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