The green wood hoopoe is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long, near-passerine tropical bird native to Africa. It is a member of the family Phoeniculidae, the wood hoopoes, and was formerly known as the red-billed wood hoopoe. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Miller, JF 1784)
Reference:
Icon. Animalium
Protonym:
Promerops purpureus
Type locality:
India and Africa.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649936
Avibase ID:
28CACA8FA9A07018
Avibase ID:
avibase-28CACA8F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/28CACA8F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554470
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Irrisor moqueur ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Irrisor moqueur ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) |
Clements, version 2021: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) |
Clements 4th edition: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2015: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2018: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green Wood-Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Green Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Green Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoeniculus purpureus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoeniculus purpureus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Phoeniculus [purpureus or damarensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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