Forest Wood Hoopoe
Rhinopomastus castaneiceps(Sharpe, RB, 1871)
English (US) Forest Wood Hoopoe
The Forest Wood Hoopoe (Rhinopomastus castaneiceps) 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
- Rhinopomastus castaneiceps
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Forest Wood Hoopoe
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1871)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhinopomastus castaneiceps castaneiceps
- Rhinopomastus castaneiceps brunneiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Irrisor castaneiceps
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1871)
- Type locality
- Fanti, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.3, vol.1, no.4 p.414
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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