Violet wood hoopoe

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Violet wood hoopoe
Illustration (above) with black-billed wood hoopoe (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Phoeniculidae
Genus: Phoeniculus
Species:
P. damarensis
Binomial name
Phoeniculus damarensis
General range: the Angolan mopane woodlands

The violet wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. It looks similar to the black-billed wood hoopoe but with a red beak and a green throat.

Taxonomy[edit]

Grant's wood hoopoe (P. d. granti) is sometimes considered a full species.

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phoeniculus damarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682673A92955974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682673A92955974.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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