How big is a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is a small sized bird weighing about 58 g.

Where can you see a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo occurs in 9 countries, including Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.

What birds look similar to a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo?

The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is most easily confused with the Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo and the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo.

Is the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo endangered?

The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus

Cuckoos · Cuculiformes · Rare

The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) is a rare cuckoo found in 9 countries, weighing about 58 g. The barred long-tailed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforest58 g

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus), photo 1 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus), photo 2 — Photo: Andersen, Thorkild · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus), photo 3 — Photo: Andersen, Thorkild · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus), photo 4 — Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

The barred long-tailed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests and disjunctly throughout East Africa.

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Where it lives

Rwanda Uganda Tanzania Kenya Burundi Mozambique Congo - Kinshasa Malawi

Recorded as a rare visitor in Zambia.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo look like?: The barred long-tailed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
How big is a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo?: The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is a small sized bird weighing about 58 g.
Where can you see a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo?: The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo occurs in 9 countries, including Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.
What birds look similar to a Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo?: The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is most easily confused with the Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo and the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo.
Is the Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo endangered?: The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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