Violet Wood Hoopoe
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Violet Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus damarensis

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

The violet wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. It looks similar to the black-billed wood hoopoe but with a red beak and a green throat. It has coppery and violet mantle feathers. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

5–10% · With luck
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus leucomelas

50–60% · Likely
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

40–50% · Likely
Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus rufirostris

30–40% · Possible
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

20–30% · Possible
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Damara Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus damarensis

20–30% · Possible
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

10–20% · With luck
Monteiro's Hornbill
LC

Monteiro's Hornbill

Bird

Tockus monteiri

5–10% · With luck
Bradfield's Hornbill
LC

Bradfield's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros bradfieldi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet Wood Hoopoe in Etosha National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Violet Wood Hoopoe in Etosha National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Violet Wood Hoopoe in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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