Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)
- GenusUpupa (Hoopoes)
- SpeciesUpupa epops (Common Hoopoe)
The Eurasian hoopoe or common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of hoopoe. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop". The Eurasian hoopoe is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. Some ornithologists consider the Madagascar hoopoe (U. marginata) as a subspecies. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 255 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
📅 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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 255 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Samburu National Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.