Where to see
Phoeniculus purpureus
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green Wood Hoopoe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 6 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 14 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green Wood Hoopoe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Niokolo-Koba National Park and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Green Wood Hoopoe are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 50%), Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 50%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%), January in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 60%) and August in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green Wood Hoopoe on a given day. Each park's Green Wood Hoopoe page has the full month-by-month chart.
