Green wood hoopoe at Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
P. p. angolensis in the Matetsi safari area of western Zimbabwe
Chattering calls of P. p. niloticus in the Mtembur area of western Kenya
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Bucerotiformes
Family:
Phoeniculidae
Genus:
Phoeniculus
Species:
P. purpureus
Binomial name
Phoeniculus purpureus
(J.F. Miller, 1784)
The green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long 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.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Phoeniculus purpureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682667A92955567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682667A92955567.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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significantly fewer ticks on their heads and necks than those that did not. Greenwoodhoopoes, a flocking species with a complex hierarchy, show similar frequencies...
however, the reserve was leased for exotic timber plantation, to supply wood and paper. A memorial wall is to be seen beside traces of the homestead of...
eagle-owl Forsten's lorikeet Golden eagle Great horned owl Green aracari Greenwoodhoopoe Harris's hawk Helmeted guineafowl Jambu fruit dove Kori bustard...
gregarious than the hoopoe, and can often be seen in small groups. There are seven species worldwide, three in Southern Africa. Greenwoodhoopoe, Phoeniculus...
for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26. Fry, C. Hilary (2003). "Wood-hoopoes". In Perrins, Christopher (ed.). The Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly...
birds like broadbill, grey cuckooshrike, Narina trogon, emerald cuckoo and wood-owl all occur, but are more likely to be heard than seen. Winter migrants...
Mermod M, Portner P, Arlettaz R, Jenni L (2008). "Migration patterns of Hoopoe Upupa epops and Wryneck Jynx torquilla : an analysis of European ring recoveries"...
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"Turkey Facts - Turkey for Holidays - University of Illinois Extension". Wood, Gerald (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9...
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