Where does the Green Woodhoopoe live?
Phoeniculus purpureus has 201,066 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1825 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 201,066 records
- 38 places
- 121 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesBucerotiformesPhoeniculidaePhoeniculus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 142,275 | |
| Kenya | 9,773 | |
| Zimbabwe | 8,168 | |
| Botswana | 5,818 | |
| Gambia | 5,554 | |
| Nigeria | 5,515 | |
| Tanzania | 4,098 | |
| Namibia | 3,587 | |
| Zambia | 3,463 | |
| Ghana | 2,358 | |
| Uganda | 2,210 | |
| Mozambique | 1,838 | |
| Senegal | 1,800 | |
| Eswatini | 1,126 | |
| Malawi | 1,086 | |
| Benin | 638 | |
| Rwanda | 354 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 244 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 181 | |
| Cameroon | 160 | |
| Angola | 108 | |
| Ethiopia | 105 | |
| DR Congo | 102 | |
| Chad | 92 | |
| Togo | 89 | |
| Guinea | 76 | |
| Burkina Faso | 74 | |
| Niger | 51 | |
| Mali | 40 | |
| Sudan | 21 | |
| South Sudan | 16 | |
| Mauritania | 14 | |
| Lesotho | 8 | |
| Singapore | 8 | |
| United States | 8 | |
| Central African Republic | 5 | |
| Somalia | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.