Phoeniculidés

Family : Phoeniculidae

2 genus and 9 species.

Classification :
Alphabetical
English name Scientific name Common name
Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorIrrisor à cimeterre
Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusIrrisor noir
Black-billed Wood HoopoePhoeniculus somaliensisIrrisor à bec noir
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasIrrisor namaquois
Forest Wood HoopoePhoeniculus castaneicepsIrrisor à tête brune
Grant's Wood HoopoePhoeniculus grantiIrrisor de Grant
Green Wood HoopoePhoeniculus purpureusIrrisor moqueur
Violet Wood HoopoePhoeniculus damarensisIrrisor damara
White-headed Wood HoopoePhoeniculus bolleiIrrisor à tête blanche

Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v13.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1.
Avibase (ioc v13.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2023. © 1996-2023 Oiseaux.net