Centropus superciliosus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-browed coucal or lark-heeled cuckoo (Centropus superciliosus), is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa. It inhabits areas with thick cover afforded by rank undergrowth and scrub, including in suitable coastal regions. Burchell's coucal is sometimes considered a subspecies.
The white-browed coucal is a medium-sized species growing to 36 to 42 cm (14 to 17 in) in length. The sexes are similar, adults having a blackish crown and nape, a white supercilium, rufous-brown back, chestnut wings, blackish rump and black tail, glossed with green, with a white tip. The underparts are creamy-white, the eyes red, the beak black, and the legs and feet greyish-black or black. Juveniles have rufous streaking on the crown, a faint buff supercilium, barred upper parts and darker underparts.
The white-browed coucal is native to eastern and southern Africa, and the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Its range includes Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe... Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Coucal sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, based on 262 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Coucal in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, against about 50% in January–February, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Kidepo Valley National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 10 mm in February. April and May have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Coucal 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 45
Of the 45 parks where we can rate White-browed Coucal sightings, Kidepo Valley National Park ranks 3rd at about 60%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 70%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Centropus
The closest relatives of the White-browed Coucal that you can see in Kidepo Valley National Park (genus Centropus, Coucals) are Black Coucal (about 20%) and Senegal Coucal (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Coucal is recorded against all the birds logged in Kidepo Valley National Park (262 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.
