Limpopo
Kruger · Welgevonden
Self-driveGuided drives
Stays in LimpopoWhere to see
Where to see the Green Wood-Hoopoe in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Green Wood-Hoopoe at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Phoeniculus purpureus
Planning a trip
When and where to find the Green Wood-Hoopoe
Hosts have recorded the Green Wood-Hoopoe at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Limpopo
Western Cape
Goukamma · Garden Route · Keurbooms River
Western CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Western Cape
Northern Cape
Kgalagadi
Northern CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Kwandwe
Eastern CapeGuided drivesMalaria-freeStays in Eastern Cape
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Phoeniculus purpureus
Records
1,879
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Green Wood-Hoopoe on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Green Wood-Hoopoe in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Green Wood-Hoopoe at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve and Garden Route National Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Green Wood-Hoopoe in South Africa?
The Green Wood-Hoopoe is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (19% of records), Gauteng (19% of records), Mpumalanga (19% of records), based on 1,879 iNaturalist observations. 49 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Green Wood-Hoopoe on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Green Wood-Hoopoe?
The Green Wood-Hoopoe is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Green Wood-Hoopoe?
The green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long, near-passerine tropical bird native to Africa. It is a member of the family Phoeniculidae, the wood hoopoes, and was formerly known as the red-billed wood hoopoe.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Green Wood-Hoopoe
Every stay on the Green Wood-Hoopoe page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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