Family

Hoopoes

Upupidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 112 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Upupa marginata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Upupa epops

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Upupa africana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hoopoes

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	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~70%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
	African Hoopoe			~40%
2	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~70%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~40%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
5	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~60%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			~60%
6	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
9	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~60%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			~60%
10	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
14	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
15	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
18	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
19	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
20	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
21	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
22	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
23	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
24	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
25	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
27	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
29	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
30	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
31	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
32	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
33	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
34	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
36	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
37	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
38	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
39	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
40	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
41	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
42	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
43	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
44	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
45	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
46	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
47	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
48	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
49	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
50	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
51	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
52	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
53	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
54	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
55	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
56	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
57	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
58	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~10%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
59	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
60	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
61	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
62	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
63	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
	African Hoopoe			Insufficient data
64	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
65	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
66	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
67	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
68	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
69	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
70	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
71	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
72	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
73	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
74	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
75	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
76	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
77	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
78	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
79	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
80	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
81	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
82	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	African Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
83	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
84	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
85	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
86	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
87	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
88	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
89	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
90	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
91	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
92	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
93	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
94	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
95	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
96	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
97	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			<5%
98	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
99	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
100	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
101	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
102	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
103	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
104	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
105	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
106	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
107	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
108	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
109	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
110	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
111	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data
112	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			Insufficient data

Hoopoes

Species in this group

Madagascar Hoopoe

Common Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hoopoes

Parks Ranked