Green Wood Hoopoe

Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Gonarezhou National Park
78 Verified records at Gonarezhou National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long tropical bird native to Africa. It is a member of the family Phoeniculidae, the wood hoopoes, and was formerly known as the red-billed wood hoopoe. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
9 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
13 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
15 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
16 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
21 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
22 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
23 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
24 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
25 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
27 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
29 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
30 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
32 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
39 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
40 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
41 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
42 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
43 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
45 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
46 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
47 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Wood Hoopoe in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Wood Hoopoe in Gonarezhou National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Green Wood Hoopoe in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.

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