Coracina pectoralis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-breasted cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and dry savanna. The species forages at mid-canopy level and is typically found alone or in pairs. It is insectivorous, feeding primarily on insects and caterpillars.
White-breasted cuckooshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike sighting in Mana Pools National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 273rd most-seen of the 275 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike in Mana Pools National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. March has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike sightings, Mana Pools National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%), Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 10%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Breasted Cuckoo-Shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Mana Pools 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.
