Common Hoopoe

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Common Hoopoe in Hwange National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 149 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: 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.

Upupa epops

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
SpeciesUpupa epops (Common Hoopoe)

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

at Hwange National Park

149 Verified sightings at Hwange National Park From 2019 to 2026

24,539 Verified sightings across all 109 parks From 2019 to 2026

January Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Hoopoe

The Eurasian hoopoe or common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of hoopoe. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop".

The Eurasian hoopoe is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. Some ornithologists consider the Madagascar hoopoe (U. marginata) as a subspecies. The African hoopoe, subspecies U. e. africana, has sometimes been treated as a separate species.

The Eurasian hoopoe was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He cited the earlier descriptions by the French naturalist Pierre Belon and by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner, both of which had been published in 1555. Linnaeus placed the Eurasian hoopoe with the northern bald ibis and the red-billed chough in the genus Upupa and coined the binomial name Upupa epops. The specific epithet epops in the Ancient Greek word for a hoopoe.

Eight subspecies are recognised. The subspecies vary in size and the depth... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Upupa africana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tockus leucomelas

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lophoceros nasutus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tockus rufirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lophoceros bradfieldi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phoeniculus purpureus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bycanistes bucinator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~50%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~50%
3	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~50%
4	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
6	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
7	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	~40%
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~40%
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~30%
11	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
14	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
15	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
17	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
18	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
19	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
20	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
21	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
22	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~30%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
24	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
25	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
28	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
29	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
30	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
31	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
32	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~20%
33	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
34	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
35	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
36	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
37	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
38	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
39	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
40	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
41	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
42	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
43	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
44	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
45	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
46	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
47	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
48	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
49	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~10%
50	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
51	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
52	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
53	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
54	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
55	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
56	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
57	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
58	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
59	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
60	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
61	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
62	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
63	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
64	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
65	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
66	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
67	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	~10%
68	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
69	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
70	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
71	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	~10%
72	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
73	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
74	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
75	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
76	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
77	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
78	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
79	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
80	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
81	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
82	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
83	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
84	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	<5%
85	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
86	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
87	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
88	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
89	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
90	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
91	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
92	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
93	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
94	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
95	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
96	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
97	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
98	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
99	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
100	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
101	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
102	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
103	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
104	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
105	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
106	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
107	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
108	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
109	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Hoopoe in Hwange National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 149 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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Common Hoopoe

About the Common Hoopoe

Recent sightings of Common Hoopoe in Hwange National Park

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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