Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
- GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
- SpeciesUpupa epops (Common Hoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
📅 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 Common Hoopoe in Serengeti National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Common Hoopoe sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 692 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.