Species factsheet

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)

Order: Phoeniculus purpureus
Family: Wood Hoopoes (Phoeniculidae)

Danish name: Purpurskovhærfugl

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

senegalensis

s Senegal to s Ghana

guineensis

n Senegal and Gambia to Chad and Central African Republic

niloticus

Sudan to w Ethiopia and ne DR Congo

marwitzi

e Uganda and Kenya to e South Africa

angolensis

Angola and w Zambia to ne Namibia and n Botswana

purpureus

c and sw South Africa

Photos

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