African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

Upupa africana

Insufficient data
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park
3 Verified records at Gorongosa National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Hoopoe at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
12 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
13 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
24 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
25 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
27 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
30 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
31 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
32 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
33 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
34 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
35 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
36 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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