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 Kruger National Park
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Common Hoopoe sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 2484 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Kruger National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.