African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
- GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
- SpeciesUpupa africana (African Hoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Hoopoe in Etosha National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Etosha National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.