Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.

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Showing stays that recordGreat Spotted Cuckoo1 stay lists it on site or nearby

Species insights▾

When to visit

Most records Nov to Mar

When Great Spotted Cuckoo sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.

Best monthsNov to Mar

Recorded in Limpopo~87 records

Curve from 229 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Where you'll find it

Limpopo and beyond

Provinces where Great Spotted Cuckoo is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

229 records, iNaturalist

Parks where hosts record the Great Spotted Cuckoo

Places to stay

1 result in Limpopo

Makulu Birders Cottage at Wilds Uitvlugt

Rust de Winter

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Price on request

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Makalali Main Lodge

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Makalali River Lodge

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When and where to find the Great Spotted Cuckoo

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.

Species

Clamator glandarius

Records

229

iNaturalist observations

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

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

Where can you see the Great Spotted Cuckoo in South Africa?

The Great Spotted Cuckoo is most recorded in Limpopo (38% of records), Mpumalanga (28% of records), North West (14% of records), based on 229 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo has recorded the Great Spotted Cuckoo on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Great Spotted Cuckoo?

Sightings of the Great Spotted Cuckoo peak from Nov to Mar, based on 229 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Great Spotted Cuckoo?

The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. The genus name clamator is Latin for "shouter" from clamare, "to shout". The specific glandarius is derived from Latin glans, glandis, "acorn".