Species profile
Forest Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus castaneiceps
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are w, c.
- Scientific name
- Phoeniculus castaneiceps
- Family
- Phoeniculidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Genus
- Phoeniculus
Recording Forest Woodhoopoe in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phoeniculidae
- Abyssinian Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus minor)
- Black Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus)
- Black-billed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus somaliensis)
- Common Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas)
- Grant's Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus granti)
- Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- Violet Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
- White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)