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 Mkomazi National Park
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Hoopoe at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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