African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

Upupa africana

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
20 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a African Hoopoe sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Hoopoe in Serengeti National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a African Hoopoe sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Hoopoe in Serengeti National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Hoopoe in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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