Phoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)

Genus

Woodhoopoes

Phoeniculus

6 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

60–70% · Likely
Grant's Wood Hoopoe

Grant's Wood Hoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus granti

Insufficient data
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
LC

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus bollei

20–30% · Possible
Violet Wood Hoopoe
LC

Violet Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus damarensis

10–20% · With luck
Black-billed Wood Hoopoe
LC

Black-billed Wood Hoopoe

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Phoeniculus somaliensis

5–10% · With luck
Forest Woodhoopoe

Forest Woodhoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Woodhoopoes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
60–70%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
40–50%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
40–50%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
40–50%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
40–50%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
30–40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
30–40%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
20–30%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
20–30%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
20–30%
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
18 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
20–30%
19 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
10–20%
20 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
10–20%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
22 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
23 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
24 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
25 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
26 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
27 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
10–20%
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
29 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
10–20%
30 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
31 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
10–20%
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3
10–20%
33 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
34 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
35 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
36 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
10–20%
37 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
5–10%
38 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
5–10%
39 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
40 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 2
5–10%
41 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
42 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
43 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
44 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
45 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
46 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
<5%
47 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
48 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
49 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
50 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%