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Violet Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis (Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1901)
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. Source: Wikipedia
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Bucerotiformes
Family:
Phoeniculidae
Genus:
Phoeniculus
Scientific:
Phoeniculus damarensis
Classification
Order:Bucerotiformes
Family:
Phoeniculidae
Genus:
Phoeniculus
Scientific:
Phoeniculus damarensis
Original description
Citation:
(Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1901)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
12 p.38
Protonym:
Irrisor damarensis
Type locality:
Damaraland; the types are specimens d'-n' in Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 16, 1892, p. 19, viz. Otjimbinque, Elephant Vley Ovaquenyama, Okavango River and 'Damaraland.'
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/296/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
76FAC9A59DFA05E4
Avibase ID:
avibase-76FAC9A5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/76FAC9A5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554471
Geographic range:
- Phoeniculus damarensis damarensis: Angola and Namibia
- Phoeniculus damarensis granti: Ethiopia and Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
Violet Woodhoopoe
Catalan:
Puput arbòria violàcia
Czech:
dudkovec akáciový
Danish:
Violet Skovhærfugl
German:
Damarabaumhopf
Spanish:
Abubilla arbórea violeta
Spanish (Spain):
Abubilla arbórea violeta
Finnish:
violettisäihkyjä
French:
Irrisor damara
Icelandic:
Fjólukappi
Italian:
Upupa boschereccia viola
Japanese (romaji):
murasakimoriyatsugashira
Japanese:
ムラサキモリヤツガシラ
Lithuanian:
Violetinis kopikinis kukutis
Dutch:
Damara-kakelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fiolettkakelar
Norwegian:
Fiolettkakelar
Polish:
sierpodudek fioletowy
Portuguese:
Zombeteiro-de-Damarâlandia.
Portuguese (Portugal):
zombeteiro-da-damaralândia
Russian:
Фиолетовый древесный удод
Slovak:
leskláč fialový
Serbian:
Ljubičasti šumski pupavac
Swedish:
violett skratthärfågel/kenyaskratthärfågel
Ukrainian:
Слотняк фіолетовий
Chinese:
紫林戴胜
Chinese (Traditional):
紫林戴勝
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Irrisor damara ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Violet Wood Hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Violet Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Violet Woodhoopoe ( Phoeniculus damarensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoeniculus damarensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Phoeniculus [purpureus or damarensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Perskakelaar
Catalan: Puput arbòria violàcia
Czech: dudkovec akáciový, Dudkovec stepní
Danish: Violet Skovhærfugl
German: Damarabaumhopf, Steppenbaumhopf
English: Violet Kakalaar, Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe, Violet Wood Hoopoe, Violet Woodhoopoe, Violet Wood-Hoopoe
English, HBW: Violet Woodhoopoe
English (IOC): Violet/Grant's Wood Hoopoe
English (Kenya): Violet Wood-hoopoe
English (United States): Violet Woodhoopoe
English (South Africa): Violet Wood Hoopoe
Spanish: Abubilla Arbórea Violeta , Abubilla-arbórea Violeta
Spanish (Spain): Abubilla arbórea violeta, Abubilla Vrbórea Violeta
Spanish (HBW): Violet Woodhoopoe
Estonian: purpur-tääknokk
Finnish: Violettisäihkyjä
French: Irrisor damara, Irrisor damara ou I. de Grant
Icelandic: Fjólukappi
Italian: Upupa arboricola violetta, Upupa boschereccia viola
Japanese (romaji): murasakimoriyatsugashira
Japanese: ムラサキモリヤツガシラ
Scientific: Irrisor damarensis, Irrisor damarensis granti, Phoeniculus [damarensis or granti], Phoeniculus damarensis, Phoeniculus damarensis damarensis, Phoeniculus damarensis granti, Phoeniculus granti
Lithuanian: Violetinis kopikinis kukutis
Dutch: Damaraboomhop, Damara-kakelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fiolettkakelar
Norwegian: Fiolettkakelar
Polish: sierpodudek fioletowy
Portuguese: Zombeteiro-de-Damarâlandia.
Portuguese (Portugal): zombeteiro-da-damaralândia
Russian: Фиолетовый древесный удод, Фиолетовый лесной удод
Slovak: leskláč fialový
Serbian: Ljubičasti šumski pupavac
Swedish: Violett skratthärfågel, violett skratthärfågel/kenyaskratthärfågel
Swahili: Goregore Zambarau
Turkish: Ağaç ibibiği, Ağaç İbibiği
Ukrainian: Слотняк фіолетовий
Chinese: 紫林戴胜
Chinese (Traditional): 紫林戴勝
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