Cercococcyx montanus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 338 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Nyungwe National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 550 mm in December.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sightings, Nyungwe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (338 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.
