Cercococcyx montanus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The barred long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests and disjunctly throughout East Africa. Barred long-tail cuckoo - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 215 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (215 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.
