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 Lower Zambezi National Park
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
📅 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 Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Common Hoopoe sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Lower Zambezi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.