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 South Luangwa National Park
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Pale-billed Hornbill
Lophoceros pallidirostris
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in South Luangwa National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.