African Hoopoe

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
7	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
11	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
12	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
18	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
22	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
23	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
26	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
30	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
31	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
32	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Hoopoe in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Lake Nakuru National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.