Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodhoopoes :: Green Woodhoopoe
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Described by: Miller, J. F. (1784)
Alternate common name(s): Green Wood Hoopoe, Red-billed Wood Hoopoe, Red-billed Woodhoopoe
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
Africa s. of the Sahara;
Gerrimandered distribution;
(1) S. Mauritana, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone to Ghana.
(2) S. Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, s. Chad and Central African Republic.
(3) N. Sudan, Ethiopia to e. Zaire.
(4) E. Uganda, Rwands, Burundi, Kenya, e. Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique to e. South Africa (Natal) and Zanzibar.
(5) S. Angola.
(6) C. and sw. s. Africa in Zambia, n. and e. Botswana, Zimbabwe and c. Namibia.
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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