Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus (J.F.Miller, 1784) — also called Green Wood Hoopoe, Green Wood-Hoopoe, Red-billed Wood Hoopoe. Occurrence records of the Green Woodhoopoe are shared on GBIF from around 204 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 737 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern

204reserves with records

31 982records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) — Photo: hyper7pro from Secunda, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	2 737
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 067
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 706
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 584
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 216
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	998
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	968
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	860
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	857
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	821
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	809
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	792
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	755
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	728
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	683
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	671
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	623
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	589
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	536
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	466
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	369
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	351
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	330
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	323
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	314
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	314
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	301
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	284
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	254
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	239
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	234
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	229
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	221
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	213
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	203
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	203
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	196
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	190
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	189
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	159
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	150
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	145
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	144
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	144
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	142
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	140
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	134
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	134
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	133
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	130
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	126
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	118
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	118
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	118
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	107
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	105
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	105
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	104
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	100
Thaba MoririNature reserve	LP Limpopo	97

and 144 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Limpopo: 46 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 40 reserves
Gauteng: 37 reserves
Eastern Cape: 33 reserves
Mpumalanga: 20 reserves
North West: 16 reserves
Western Cape: 8 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Phoeniculidae
Scientific name: Phoeniculus purpureus
GBIF taxon: 2498452
Wikidata: Q811583

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.