Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
- GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
- SpeciesUpupa epops (Common Hoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
📅 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 Common Hoopoe in Hwange National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Common Hoopoe sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Hwange National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.