Woodhoopoes (Phoeniculidae) - HBW 6
White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)
French: Irrisor à tête blanche
German: Weißmaskenhopf
Spanish: Abubilla-arbórea Cabeciblanca
Other common names: Buff-headed Woodhoopoe
Taxonomy: Irrisor Bollei Hartlaub, 1858, Ashanti, Ghana.
Relationships uncertain; possibly closest to P. castaneiceps. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bollei (Hartlaub, 1858) - Liberia to S Cameroon and Central African Republic.
- okuensis Serle, 1949 - W Cameroon (Mt Kilum).
- jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) - S Sudan, and E Zaire to Kenya.
- Least Concern
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A bird and then two, looking for food in a tree Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp jacksoni)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 2 years ago 21 sec 3.7
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Near Thompson Falls, in the forest Kenya
Photo-ay 14 July 2005 15 weeks ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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