Family

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Phoeniculidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phoeniculus purpureus

60–70% · Likely

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Rhinopomastus minor

Phoeniculus granti

Phoeniculus bollei

Phoeniculus damarensis

10–20% · With luck

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

5–10% · With luck

Phoeniculus somaliensis

5–10% · With luck

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	70–80%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			60–70%
	Common Scimitarbill			30–40%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	50–60%
	Grant's Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	50–60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			40–50%
	Common Scimitarbill			20–30%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	50–60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			40–50%
	Common Scimitarbill			20–30%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	50–60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			40–50%
	Black Scimitarbill			5–10%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	40–50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Black Scimitarbill			5–10%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	40–50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			30–40%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			30–40%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	40–50%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
10	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	40–50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			30–40%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	40–50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			30–40%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
16	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	30–40%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Grant's Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			<5%
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	30–40%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			20–30%
	Black-billed Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Black Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
21	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	30–40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
23	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	20–30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
25	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	20–30%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Black Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
26	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	20–30%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
29	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	20–30%
	Common Scimitarbill			20–30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	10–20%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	10–20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
35	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
37	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Black Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
41	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	10–20%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			10–20%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
42	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
43	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	5–10%
	Common Scimitarbill			5–10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
45	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
46	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2	5–10%
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data
48	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	5–10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
49	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
50	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	<5%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			Insufficient data
	Forest Woodhoopoe			Insufficient data
	Common Scimitarbill			Insufficient data

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Species in this group

Green Wood Hoopoe

Common Scimitarbill

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Grant's Wood Hoopoe

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

Violet Wood Hoopoe

Black Scimitarbill

Black-billed Wood Hoopoe

Forest Woodhoopoe

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Parks Ranked