Chrysococcyx flavigularis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The yellow-throated cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is sparsely present across the African tropical rainforest and Jos Plateau (northern Nigeria). It is threatened by deforestation.
Yellow-throated cuckoos are obligate brood parasites; they always lay their eggs in other birds' nests. Their only known host is the grey-throated tit-flycatcher, (Myioparus griseigularis). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Cuckoo sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Cuckoo in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February and June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated 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.
Only Semuliki National Park, in our data
Semuliki National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-throated Cuckoo sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chrysococcyx
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Cuckoo that you can see in Semuliki National Park (genus Chrysococcyx, Emerald Cuckoos and allies) are African Emerald Cuckoo (about 30%), Klaas's Cuckoo (about 10%) and Dideric Cuckoo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Cuckoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (169 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.
