Species profile
Green Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Phoeniculus purpureus
- Family
- Phoeniculidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Genus
- Phoeniculus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Green 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)
- Forest Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus castaneiceps)
- Grant's Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus granti)
- Violet Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
- White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)