Family

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Phoeniculidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)

Species in this group

Phoeniculus purpureus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhinopomastus minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phoeniculus bollei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phoeniculus damarensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phoeniculus somaliensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 13 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 8	~70%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~60%
	Common Scimitarbill			~40%
2	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~40%
3	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 8	~60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~50%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 8	~60%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 8	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
6	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 8	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~50%
	Black Scimitarbill			~10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 8	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Black Scimitarbill			~10%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 8	~50%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
10	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 8	~40%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~40%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
12	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
19	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 8	~40%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 8	~30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~30%
	Black-billed Wood Hoopoe			~10%
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
22	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 8	~30%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 8	~30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
24	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 8	~30%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
25	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
26	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 8	~20%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 8	~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 8	~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
29	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 8	~20%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
31	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 8	~20%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~20%
32	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
33	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			~20%
34	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 8	~20%
	Forest Woodhoopoe			~20%
35	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
37	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
38	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 8	~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
40	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
41	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
42	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 8	~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
43	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 8	~10%
	Violet Wood Hoopoe			~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
44	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~10%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			~10%
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 8	~10%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
46	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 8	~10%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
47	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 8	<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
	Abyssinian Scimitarbill			<5%
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
49	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 8	<5%
	White-headed Wood Hoopoe			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 8	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~50%
	Black Scimitarbill			<5%
2	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 8	~50%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~50%
3	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 8	~30%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~30%
4	Lomé	🇹🇬 Togo	1 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
5	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Scimitarbill			<5%
6	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
7	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 8	~20%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~20%
8	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
9	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
10	Cotonou	🇧🇯 Benin	1 of 8	~10%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			~10%
11	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Green Wood Hoopoe			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Honolulu Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Oceanium	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity

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Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Species in this group

Green Wood Hoopoe

Common Scimitarbill

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

Forest Woodhoopoe

Violet Wood Hoopoe

Black Scimitarbill

Black-billed Wood Hoopoe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found