Cercococcyx montanus
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In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 350th most-seen of the 362 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sightings, Lake Mburo National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, under 5%).
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo that you can see in Lake Mburo National Park (family Cuculidae, Cuckoos) are White-browed Coucal (about 40%), Red-chested Cuckoo (about 20%) and Dideric Cuckoo (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Mburo 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.
