Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus(Miller, JF, 1784)
English (US) Green Wood Hoopoe
The Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) 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 purpureus
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Wood Hoopoe
- Described by
- (Miller, JF, 1784)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Phoeniculus purpureus senegalensis
- Phoeniculus purpureus guineensis
- Phoeniculus purpureus niloticus
- Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi
- Phoeniculus purpureus angolensis
- Phoeniculus purpureus purpureus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Promerops purpureus
- Described by
- (Miller, JF, 1784)
- Type locality
- India and Africa.
- Original description
- Icones Animalium: Various subjects of natural history, wherein are delineated birds, animals and many curious plants, with the parts of fructification of each plant, all of which are drawn and coloured from nature pl.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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