African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
- GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
- SpeciesUpupa africana (African Hoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
📅 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 African Hoopoe in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.