Violet Wood Hoopoe

Closest Relatives at Meru 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	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet Wood Hoopoe in Meru National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Meru National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Violet Wood Hoopoe in Meru National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Violet Wood Hoopoe in Meru National Park in our monthly data.