Green Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills (Phoeniculidae) · Bucerotiformes · Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Green Woodhoopoe with these birds—either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | 3 |
| Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina | 2 |
| Common Hoopoe Upupa epops | 1 |
| Forest Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus castaneiceps | 1 |
| Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis | 1 |
Family
The wood hoopoes or scimitarbills are a small African family, Phoeniculidae, of near passerine birds. They live south of the Sahara Desert and are not migratory. While the family is now restricted to Sub-Saharan Africa, fossil evidence shows that it once had a larger distribution.
Order
Bucerotiformes is an order of birds that contains the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes. These birds were previously classified as members of Coraciiformes. The clade is distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia.