Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus - Irrisor moqueur

Systematics

Order
:
Bucerotiformes
Family
:
Phoeniculidés
Genus
:
Phoeniculus
Species
:
purpureus

Descriptor

Miller, JF, 1784

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 52 à 99 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a species of bird in the Phoeniculidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Phoeniculus purpureus purpureus (c and sw South Africa)
Phoeniculus purpureus senegalensis (s Senegal to s Ghana)
Phoeniculus purpureus guineensis (n Senegal and Gambia to Chad and Central African Republic)
Phoeniculus purpureus niloticus (Sudan to w Ethiopia and ne DRCongo)
Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi (e Uganda and Kenya to e South Africa)
Phoeniculus purpureus angolensis (Angola and w Zambia to ne Namibia and n Botswana)

Foreign names

Irrisor moqueur,
Abubilla arbórea verde,
zombeteiro-de-bico-vermelho,
Grünbaumhopf,
piroscsőrű kúszóbanka,
Groene Kakelaar,
Upupa boschereccia verde,
grön skratthärfågel,
Grønnkakelar,
leskláč purpurový,
dudkovec stromový,
Purpurskovhærfugl,
vihersäihkyjä,
Gewone Kakelaar (Rooibekkakelaar),
puput arbòria verda,
sierpodudek purpurowy,
Зелёный лесной удод,
ミドリモリヤツガシラ,
绿林戴胜,
綠林戴勝,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens