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Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus
Family
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
Order
Bucerotiformes
Codes
grewoo2, GRWH, GWHO, GRWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderBucerotiformes
FamilyWoodhoopoes and Scimitarbills (Phoeniculidae)
SpeciesPhoeniculus purpureus
Codesgrewoo2, GRWH, GWHO, GRWO
Identification

The Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a member of the Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills family within the order Bucerotiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grewoo2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
Violet Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Black-billed Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus somaliensis
White-headed Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Forest Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus castaneiceps
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Green Woodhoopoe photo
(c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ad Konings

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Phoeniculus purpureus

Family: Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Order: Bucerotiformes

eBird Code: grewoo2