Family

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Phoeniculidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phoeniculus purpureus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhinopomastus minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phoeniculus granti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phoeniculus bollei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phoeniculus damarensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phoeniculus somaliensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~70%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~60%
	Common Scimitarbill			~40%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~60%
	Grant's Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~50%
	Black Scimitarbill			~10%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Black Scimitarbill			~10%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~50%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
10	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
16	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Grant's Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			<5%
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~30%
	Black-billed Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Black Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
21	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
23	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
25	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Black Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
26	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
29	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~20%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
35	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
37	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Black Scimitarbill			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
41	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	~10%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
42	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
43	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
44	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
45	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
46	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
48	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
49	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
50	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	<5%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data