Species profile
Violet Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are Angola and Namibia.
- Scientific name
- Phoeniculus damarensis
- Family
- Phoeniculidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Genus
- Phoeniculus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Violet 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)
- Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)