
Common Cuckoo
The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
Spesie-insigte
Most records Nov to Mar
When Common Cuckoo sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 93 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Common Cuckoo is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
93 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Common Cuckoo aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Common Cuckoo hier aangeteken
Bushveld game country and the southern gates of the Kruger
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Common Cuckoo te vind
Gashere het die Common Cuckoo gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Waar om oor te bly
- LimpopoSelfryVerblyfplekke in Limpopo
- KwaZulu-NatalSelfryVerblyfplekke in KwaZulu-Natal
- Northern CapeSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Northern Cape
- Free StateSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Free State
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
IUBN Rooi Lys
Least Concern
Spesie
Cuculus canorus
Waarnemings
93
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Common Cuckoo op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Cuckoo in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Mapungubwe National Park and Kogelberg Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Common Cuckoo in South Africa?
The Common Cuckoo is most recorded in Mpumalanga (38% of records), Western Cape (23% of records), Limpopo (22% of records), based on 93 iNaturalist observations. 72 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Common Cuckoo on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Common Cuckoo?
Sightings of the Common Cuckoo peak from Nov to Mar, based on 93 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the conservation status of the Common Cuckoo?
The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Common Cuckoo?
The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.


































