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 Tsavo East National Park
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
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 African Hoopoe in Tsavo East National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a African Hoopoe sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Tsavo East National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.