Bucerotiformes / Phoeniculidae / Phoeniculus

Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Phoeniculus purpureus angolensis

Angola to western Zambia, western Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Botswana
Phoeniculus purpureus guineensis

Senegambia to northern Ghana, Nigeria, Chad, and Central African Republic
Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi

eastern Uganda and Kenya to central and eastern KwaZulu-Natal; 2 records Somalia
Phoeniculus purpureus niloticus

Sudan to western Ethiopia and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Phoeniculus purpureus purpureus

South Africa (eastern Western Cape to southern and central KwaZulu-Natal)
Phoeniculus purpureus senegalensis

southern Senegal and Gambia to southern Ghana

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.