Phoeniculus castaneiceps
Silhouette: Jon Hill (Photo by DickDaniels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Woodhoopoe_RWD7.jpg) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The forest wood hoopoe (Rhinopomastus castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Woodhoopoe sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 169th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Woodhoopoe in Kakum National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Woodhoopoe sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Forest Woodhoopoe sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Woodhoopoe is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (42 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
