Where to see
Upupa epops
Awash National Park leads · 52 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Hoopoe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 19 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 20 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 23 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 25 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Awash National Park
In Awash National Park, Ethiopia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hoopoe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 52 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Liwonde National Park and more
After Awash National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Hoopoe are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 50%), Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 50%) and Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%). Outside Africa, the best options are Mudumalai National Park in Asia (about 40%), Hortobágy National Park in Europe (about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Awash National Park (about 80%), September in Liwonde National Park (about 70%) and June in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Hoopoe on a given day. Each park's Common Hoopoe page has the full month-by-month chart.
