Genus

Woodhoopoes

Phoeniculus

6 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

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

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

Phoeniculus granti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phoeniculus bollei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phoeniculus damarensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phoeniculus somaliensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodhoopoes

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