Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)
- SpeciesClamator levaillantii (Levaillant's Cuckoo)
Levaillant's cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) is a cuckoo which is a resident breeding species in Africa south of the Sahara. It is found in bushy habitats. It is a brood parasite, using the nests of bulbuls and babblers. It was named in honour of the French explorer, collector and ornithologist, François Le Vaillant. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cuckoo sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Levaillant's Cuckoo in South Luangwa National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cuckoo sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Levaillant's Cuckoo in South Luangwa National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cuckoo in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.