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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
📅 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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Wood Hoopoe in Samburu National Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Green Wood Hoopoe in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.