Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodhoopoes :: White-headed Woodhoopoe

White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei

Described by: Hartlaub (1858)
Alternate common name(s): White-headed Wood Hoopoe, Buff-headed Wood Hoopoe, Buff-headed Woodhoopoe
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

No photographs are available for this species

Range

W. to e. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in about three populations;
(1) Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic.
(2) S. Cameroon.
(3) Ex. se. Sudan, e. Zaire to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. and c. Kenya and n. Tanzania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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