Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus damarensis (Violet Wood Hoopoe)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet Wood Hoopoe in Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Violet Wood Hoopoe in Waterberg Plateau Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Violet Wood Hoopoe in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.