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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
White-crested Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
📅 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 Lake Mburo National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Hoopoe in Lake Mburo National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Hoopoe in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.