Genus

Old World Crested Cuckoos

Clamator

4 species in our catalog · found in 71 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusClamator (Old World Crested Cuckoos)

Species in this group

Clamator jacobinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Clamator levaillantii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Clamator glandarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Clamator coromandus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Crested Cuckoos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~30%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~20%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			~10%
2	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~30%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~30%
3	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	~30%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~20%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 4	~30%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~20%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	~20%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			~10%
10	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	~20%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
11	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
13	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~20%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 4	~20%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
17	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
18	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
19	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
20	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
21	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
22	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
23	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			~10%
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
25	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
26	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
27	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
28	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
29	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
30	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
31	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
32	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
33	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
34	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
35	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
36	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
37	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
38	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
39	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
40	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
42	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
43	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
44	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
45	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
46	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
47	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
48	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
49	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
50	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
51	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
52	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
53	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
54	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
55	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
56	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
57	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
58	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
59	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
60	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
61	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
62	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
63	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
64	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
65	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
66	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
67	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
68	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
69	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
70	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
71	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~20%
2	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~20%
3	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 4	~10%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			~10%
4	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
5	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
6	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
7	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	~10%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			~10%
8	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
9	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
10	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
11	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
12	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
13	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
14	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
15	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
16	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
17	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			~10%
18	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			~10%
19	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	~10%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
20	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
21	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
22	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
23	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
24	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
25	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
26	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
27	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
28	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
29	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
30	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
31	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
32	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
33	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
34	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
35	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
36	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%
37	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
38	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
39	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
40	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
41	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
42	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
43	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
44	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
45	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
46	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
47	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
48	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
49	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
50	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
51	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
52	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Spotted Cuckoo			<5%
53	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
54	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
55	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
56	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
57	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo			<5%
58	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
59	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Jacobin Cuckoo			<5%
60	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 4	<5%
	Levaillant's Cuckoo			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Seaquarium du Grau-du-Roi	🇫🇷 France	In captivity

Old World Crested Cuckoos

Species in this group

Jacobin Cuckoo

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Old World Crested Cuckoos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found