Campephaga quiscalina
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The purple-throated cuckooshrike (Campephaga quiscalina) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike sighting in Arusha National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 352nd most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike in Arusha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Arusha National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 440 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike sightings, Arusha National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Arusha National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
