African Hoopoe

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
7	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
12	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
13	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
14	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
22	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
23	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
24	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
25	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
26	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
27	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
30	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
31	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
32	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
35	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
36	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Hoopoe in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a African Hoopoe sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.