Violet Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The violet wood hoopoe is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. It looks similar to the black-billed wood hoopoe but with a red beak and a green throat. It has coppery and violet mantle feathers.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Phoeniculidae
- Genus
- Phoeniculus