Forest Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus castaneiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus castaneiceps (Forest Woodhoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Forest Woodhoopoe at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |