Black-billed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus somaliensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus somaliensis (Black-billed Wood Hoopoe)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Wood Hoopoe sighting in Awash National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-billed Wood Hoopoe in Awash National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Wood Hoopoe sighting in Awash National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-billed Wood Hoopoe in Awash National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-billed Wood Hoopoe in Awash National Park in our monthly data.