Family

Hoopoes

Upupidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 95 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyUpupidae (Hoopoes)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Upupa marginata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Upupa epops

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Upupa africana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hoopoes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 32 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~70%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
	African Hoopoe			~40%
2	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~70%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~40%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~70%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~40%
4	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 3	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 3	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
7	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~60%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			~60%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 3	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
9	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~60%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			~60%
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
11	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
13	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
18	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
19	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
20	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
21	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
22	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
23	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 3	~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
24	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
25	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
26	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
28	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
29	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
30	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
31	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
32	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
34	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
36	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
37	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
38	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
39	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
40	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
41	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~20%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
42	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
43	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
44	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
45	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
46	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
47	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
48	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
49	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
50	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
51	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
52	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
53	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
54	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
55	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
56	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
57	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
58	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 3	~20%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
59	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
60	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
61	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
62	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
63	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	~10%
	African Hoopoe			~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
64	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
65	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
66	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
67	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
68	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
69	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
70	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
71	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
72	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
73	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
74	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
75	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
76	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
77	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
78	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
79	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
80	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
81	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	<5%
	African Hoopoe			<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
82	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
83	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
84	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
85	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
86	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
87	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
88	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
89	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
90	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
91	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	<5%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			<5%
92	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
93	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
94	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%
95	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Hoopoe			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 3	~70%
	Common Hoopoe			~70%
2	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 3	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~60%
3	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 3	~60%
	Common Hoopoe			~60%
4	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
5	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
6	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
7	Alexandria	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 3	~50%
	Common Hoopoe			~50%
8	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 3	~40%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
9	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
10	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
11	Shijiazhuang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Hoopoe			~40%
12	Lahore	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
13	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~30%
	African Hoopoe			~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
14	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
15	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
16	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
17	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 3	~30%
	African Hoopoe			~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
18	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
19	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
20	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
21	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
22	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Hoopoe			~30%
23	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
24	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
25	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
26	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
27	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
28	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~20%
	Madagascar Hoopoe			~20%
29	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
30	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
31	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
32	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
33	Zhengzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
34	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
35	Dammam	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
36	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
37	Lanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
38	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
39	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
40	Karaj	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
41	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
42	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Hoopoe			~20%
43	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
44	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
45	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
46	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
47	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
48	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
49	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
50	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
51	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
52	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
53	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
54	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
55	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
56	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
57	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
58	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
59	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%
60	Beirut	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Hoopoe			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
3	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
4	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
7	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
8	Yerevan Zoo	🇦🇲 Armenia	In captivity
9	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
10	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
11	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
12	Lithuanian Zoo	🇱🇹 Lithuania	In captivity
13	Augsburg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
15	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
16	Birdworld	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
17	Heidelberg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	Vogelpark Avifauna	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
20	Zoo Sibiu	🇷🇴 Romania	In captivity
21	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
22	Tierpark Hexentanzplatz	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
23	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
24	Freilandanlage, Wasserstern 1904, Terrarien, Aquarien	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
25	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
26	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
28	Bristol Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
29	Cumberland Wildpark	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
30	hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
31	Lembang Park & Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
32	Tropical Birdland, Leicestershire	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

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Hoopoes

Species in this group

Madagascar Hoopoe

Common Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hoopoes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found