Green wood hoopoe
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The green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long tropical bird native to Africa. It is a member of the family Phoeniculidae, the wood hoopoes, and was formerly known as the red-billed wood hoopoe.
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Green wood-hoopoe | |
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Chattering calls of P. p. niloticus in the Mtembur area of western Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Phoeniculidae |
Genus: | Phoeniculus |
Species: | P. purpureus |
Binomial name | |
Phoeniculus purpureus (J.F. Miller, 1784) | |
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