Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusPhoeniculus (Woodhoopoes)
- SpeciesPhoeniculus damarensis (Violet Wood Hoopoe)
The violet wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. It looks similar to the black-billed wood hoopoe but with a red beak and a green throat. It has coppery and violet mantle feathers. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Grant's Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus granti
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet Wood Hoopoe in Tsavo East National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Violet Wood Hoopoe sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Violet Wood Hoopoe in Tsavo East National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Violet Wood Hoopoe in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.