White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei(Hartlaub, KJG, 1858)
English (US) White-headed Wood Hoopoe
The White-headed Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phoeniculidae (Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills) in the order Bucerotiformes.
- Scientific name
- Phoeniculus bollei
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Wood Hoopoe
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Phoeniculus bollei bollei
- Phoeniculus bollei jacksoni
- Phoeniculus bollei okuensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Irrisor Bollei
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1858)
- Type locality
- Ashanti, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 6, no.36 p.445
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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