Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882

56 gWeight

The dusky long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo has been recorded at 46 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda287 records
Kibale NPUganda181 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda147 records

More places

Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – 'The Neck'Uganda124 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda124 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda104 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda93 records
Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda85 records
Ankasa NPGhana79 records
Semuliki NPUganda70 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Ghana Equatorial Guinea Congo - Brazzaville Gabon Central African Republic Cameroon Angola

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The dusky long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in forests in Central Africa. The IUCN has assessed it as a least-concern species.

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Questions

How big is the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo weighs around 56 g.

Where does the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sierra Leone to eastern DR Congo, Uganda, and northwestern Tanzania. Also northern Angola. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea.