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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 10% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.