Cercococcyx montanus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 148th most-seen of the 156 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.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo that you can see in Volcanoes National Park (family Cuculidae, Cuckoos) are Red-chested Cuckoo (about 10%) and Klaas's Cuckoo (about 10%), 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 Volcanoes 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.
