Common Hoopoe
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Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lake Mburo National Park
53 Verified sightings at Lake Mburo National Park From 2019 to 2026
24,539 Verified sightings across all 109 parks From 2019 to 2026
October 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 Lake Mburo National Park

African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black Scimitarbill
LC

Black Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-crested Hornbill
LC

White-crested Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus albocristatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Lake Mburo National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Lake Mburo National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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