Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus purpureus (Green Wood Hoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Green Wood Hoopoe at Nairobi 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