Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
- GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
- SpeciesUpupa epops (Common Hoopoe)
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
📅 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 Common Hoopoe in Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Common Hoopoe sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Waterberg Plateau Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.