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Where to see the Diederik Cuckoo in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Diederik Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Chrysococcyx caprius

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Diederik Cuckoo
Photo: (c) Rudolph Steenkamp, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Rudolph Steenkamp

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When and where to find the Diederik Cuckoo

Hosts have recorded the Diederik Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Goukamma · Anysberg · Grootvadersbosch

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Mpumalanga

    Mpumalanga

    Sabi Sand

    Guided drives
    Stays in Mpumalanga
    Mpumalanga

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerGoukammaAnysbergKgalagadiGrootvadersbosch

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Sabi SandKwandwe

Species

Chrysococcyx caprius

Records

1,306

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Diederik Cuckoo on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Diederik Cuckoo in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Diederik Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Kwandwe Private Game 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 Diederik Cuckoo in South Africa?

The Diederik Cuckoo is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (21% of records), Gauteng (17% of records), Mpumalanga (17% of records), based on 1,306 iNaturalist observations. 81 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Diederik Cuckoo on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Diederik Cuckoo?

Sightings of the Diederik Cuckoo peak from Nov to Feb, based on 1,306 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Diederik Cuckoo?

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo, and sometimes called Diederik's cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Diederik Cuckoo

Every stay on the Diederik Cuckoo page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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