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 Ruaha National Park
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
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 Green Wood Hoopoe in Ruaha National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Wood Hoopoe in Ruaha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Green Wood Hoopoe in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.