Violet wood hoopoe

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.

Violet wood hoopoe
Illustration (above) with black-billed wood hoopoe (below)
Scientific classification
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

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phoeniculus damarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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