Limpopo
Kruger
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Stays in LimpopoWhere to see
Where to see the Thick-billed Cuckoo in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Thick-billed Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Planning a trip
When and where to find the Thick-billed Cuckoo
Hosts have recorded the Thick-billed Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
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
- Limpopo
KwaZulu-Natal
iSimangaliso Wetland
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Records
20
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Thick-billed Cuckoo on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Thick-billed Cuckoo in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Thick-billed Cuckoo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park. 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 Thick-billed Cuckoo in South Africa?
The Thick-billed Cuckoo is most recorded in Mpumalanga (65% of records), Limpopo (30% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (5% of records), based on 20 iNaturalist observations. 7 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Thick-billed Cuckoo on site or nearby.
What is the Thick-billed Cuckoo?
The thick-billed cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pachycoccyx. and can easily be distinguished from other brood parasitic cuckoo species by its very thick bill, which is shaped in a rather hawklike fashion.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Thick-billed Cuckoo
Every stay on the Thick-billed 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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