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 Moremi Game Reserve
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 30% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Moremi Game Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.