Where to see
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Kakum National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Emerald Cuckoo during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Kakum National Park
In Kakum National Park, Ghana, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Emerald Cuckoo sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Semuliki National Park and more
After Kakum National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an African Emerald Cuckoo are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and September–November in Kakum National Park (about 60%), January–February and April in Semuliki National Park (about 60%) and May in Kibale National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Emerald Cuckoo on a given day. Each park's African Emerald Cuckoo page has the full month-by-month chart.
