White-headed Wood Hoopoe
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White-headed Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus bollei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
436 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-headed wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Wood Hoopoe sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 436 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare
Forest Woodhoopoe

Forest Woodhoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Insufficient data
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

<5% · Rare
Black Scimitarbill
LC

Black Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

<5% · Rare
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

10–20% · With luck
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

5–10% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

<5% · Rare
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare
Black-casqued Hornbill
NT

Black-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceratogymna atrata

<5% · Rare
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

<5% · Rare
White-thighed Hornbill
LC

White-thighed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes albotibialis

<5% · Rare
Northern Ground Hornbill
VU

Northern Ground Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Wood Hoopoe in Virunga National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Wood Hoopoe sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 436 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-headed Wood Hoopoe in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Wood Hoopoe in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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