bird · Cuculiformes · Cuculidae
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815 — also called RCCU, Red-breasted Cuckoo. Occurrence records of the Red-chested Cuckoo are shared on GBIF from around 115 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1 704 records), in 8 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernCuculidae
115reserves with records
14 673records around them
8provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 704 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 451 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 350 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 832 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 804 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 669 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 548 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 467 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 422 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 380 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 370 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 340 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 317 |
| Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 288 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 273 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 272 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 189 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 178 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 178 |
| Oribi GorgeProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 160 |
| Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 156 |
| Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 152 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 151 |
| Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 143 |
| Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 137 |
| Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 136 |
| Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 128 |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 112 |
| Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 110 |
| Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 103 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 98 |
| Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 93 |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 79 |
| Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 75 |
| Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 75 |
| Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 71 |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 64 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 61 |
| Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 60 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 59 |
| Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area | NW North West | 57 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 54 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 52 |
| Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 48 |
| Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 48 |
| Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 47 |
| Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 42 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 38 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 35 |
| Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 34 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 32 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 31 |
| Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 31 |
| Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 30 |
| Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 30 |
| SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 30 |
| Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 29 |
| The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 28 |
and 55 more reserves with fewer records.
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.