The Green Woodhoopoe is a large member of the Phoeniculidae family living in sub-saharan Africa. It tends to live in groups that have just one breeding pair.

They eat mostly insects and are commonly found in trees or on termite mounds.

Classification:

Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Phoeniculidae
Genus: Phoeniculus
Species: P. purpureus

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"Why they are called green wood-hoopoes are beyond me."

Photo courtesy of  Axel Bührmann

Green Wood Hoopoe - 1

"Green Wood Hoopoe - Phoeniculus purpureus. London Zoo, England"

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Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)

"Geotagged. Hann Park, Dakar, Senegal. Commonly enough seen but one of my better pictures of this bird."

Photo courtesy of  tj.haslam

Green Wood Hoopoe

"(Poeniculus purpureus) Kotu The gambia / Gâmbia"

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birding kei mouth area: south africa

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