Phoeniculus castaneiceps
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Woodhoopoe sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Woodhoopoe in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Odzala-Kokoua National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 50 mm in January.
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.
Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data
Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Forest Woodhoopoe sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Bucerotiformes
The closest relatives of the Forest Woodhoopoe that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (order Bucerotiformes, Hornbills and Hoopoes) are Black-casqued Hornbill (about 30%), Piping Hornbill (about 30%) and White-thighed Hornbill (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Woodhoopoe is recorded against all the birds logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (6 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.
