Green Wood Hoopoe

Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
9 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
18 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
20 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
23 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
25 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
26 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
27 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
35 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
38 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Wood Hoopoe in Mkomazi National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Green Wood Hoopoe in Mkomazi National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Green Wood Hoopoe in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.

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