Violet Wood Hoopoe

Violet Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus damarensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nairobi National Park

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

Insufficient data
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

<5% · Rare
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

<5% · Rare
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

20–30% · Possible
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

Insufficient data
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

0–10% · With luck
Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

<5% · Rare
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
LC

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes brevis

Insufficient data
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
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 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 Nairobi National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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