Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus purpureus (Green Wood Hoopoe)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
📅 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 Green Wood Hoopoe in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Wood Hoopoe in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Green Wood Hoopoe in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.