Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills
Phoeniculidae
The family Phoeniculidae (Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills) belongs to the order Bucerotiformes and comprises 8 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 0 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Species
- 8
- Threatened species
- 0
All species of the family Phoeniculidae
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
Forest Wood Hoopoe
Rhinopomastus castaneiceps
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Black-billed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus somaliensis
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Other families of the order Bucerotiformes
Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.