Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 — also called Hoopoe, Common Hoopoe, COHO. Occurrence records of the Eurasian Hoopoe are shared on GBIF from around 105 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Pilanesberg Private Lodge (220 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern

105reserves with records

2 926records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) — Photo: Keta · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	220
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	161
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	144
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	120
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	111
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	109
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	104
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	96
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	93
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	82
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	77
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	77
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	71
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	70
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	68
Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	49
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	49
Mabula Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	45
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	44
Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	43
Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	43
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	41
Golela BushNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	41
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	37
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	36
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	34
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	34
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	33
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	30
Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	30
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	29
Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	29
Cango WildlifeNature reserve	WC Western Cape	29
Kapama Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	28
MakulekeProtected area	LP Limpopo	28
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	27
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	26
Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve	FS Free State	26
Camdeboo National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	25
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	22
Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	20
Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	20
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	20
Shaws GateNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	20
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	20
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	18
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	17
White River Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	17
Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	17
Selati Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	16
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	14
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	13
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	11
Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	11
Pretorius KloofNature reserve	FS Free State	10
Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve	GP Gauteng	10
Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	9
Somkhanda Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8

and 45 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 19 reserves
Western Cape: 19 reserves
Eastern Cape: 17 reserves
Limpopo: 14 reserves
Mpumalanga: 11 reserves
Gauteng: 10 reserves
Free State: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 5 reserves
North West: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Upupidae
Scientific name: Upupa epops
GBIF taxon: 2498415
Wikidata: Q25247

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.