White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus bollei (White-headed Wood Hoopoe)
The white-headed wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-headed Wood Hoopoe at Queen Elizabeth National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |