Green Wood Hoopoe

Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kibale National Park
2 Verified records at Kibale National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long tropical bird native to Africa. It is a member of the family Phoeniculidae, the wood hoopoes, and was formerly known as the red-billed wood hoopoe. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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