Woodhoopoes (Phoeniculidae) - HBW 6
Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
French: Irrisor moqueur
German: Baumhopf
Spanish: Abubilla-arbórea Verde
Other common names: Red-billed Woodhoopoe
Taxonomy: Promerops purpureus J. F. Miller, 1784, India and Africa = Cape Province, South Africa.
Generally considered to form a superspecies with P. somaliensis and P. damarensis. All three sometimes treated as conspecific, which may be a more realistic treatment; more study needed. All races apparently intergrade in areas where boundaries meet; birds from W Uganda (ruwenzorae) and Natal (zuluensis) considered inseparable from marwitzi; erythrorhynchos is a synonym of nominate purpureus. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- guineensis (Reichenow, 1902) - N Senegal and Mali to N Ghana, Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic.
- senegalensis (Vieillot, 1822) - S Senegal and Gambia E to S Ghana.
- niloticus (Neumann, 1903) - Sudan, W Ethiopia and NE Zaire.
- guineensis (Reichenow, 1902) - N Senegal and Mali to N Ghana, Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic.
- senegalensis (Vieillot, 1822) - S Senegal and Gambia E to S Ghana.
- niloticus (Neumann, 1903) - Sudan, W Ethiopia and NE Zaire.
- marwitzi (Reichenow, 1906) - E Uganda and Kenya S to C & E Natal; also extreme S Somalia (2 records).
- angolensis (Reichenow, 1902) - Angola and Namibia E to W Zambia and W Zimbabwe.
- purpureus (J. F. Miller, 1784) - Cape Province E to Transkei.
- Least Concern
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A pair performing the courtship display on a branch Okavango Delta, Botswana (ssp angolensis)
Alex García 2 January 2008 2 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird extracting a caterpillar from a dead branch Abuko Nature Reserve, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp senegalensis)
Dave Jackson 20 November 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A pair having a bath and preening Okavango Delta, Botswana (ssp angolensis)
Alex García 2 January 2008 2 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A bird, while searching for food on a tree trunk, is expeled by a lizard defending its territory Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 10 January 2008 1 year ago 14 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on a fruit Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA
Josep del Hoyo 29 June 2005 3 years ago 20 sec 4 -
A juvenile trying to eat something on the ground and being harassed by another bird Kololi, The Gambia (ssp senegalensis)
Eldert Groenewoud 25 October 2005 2 years ago 9 sec 3.9
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Fajara Golf Club - Kotu The Gambia (ssp senegalensis)
kblach 21 January 2009 38 weeks ago 2.8 -
Right outside the window from the hotelroom.Female Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, The Gambia
Daniêl Jimenez 1 January 2005 1 year ago 2
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Excited calls London Zoo, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 5 weeks ago 4 -
Calls of a bird flying around London Zoo, London, England, UK
(ssp unknown)
Stuart Fisher 50 weeks ago 4
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