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