Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodhoopoes :: Violet Woodhoopoe
Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis
Described by: Ogilvie-Grant (1901)
Alternate common name(s): Violet Wood Hoopoe, Grant's Wood Hoopoe, Grant's Woodhoopoe, Southern Violet Wood Hoopoe, Southern Violet Woodhoopoe
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
Photographs
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Range
Sw. and ce. Africa;
Two widely separated populations;
(1) Wc. Angola, n. and c. Namibia.
(2) S. Ethiopia to w. Kenya and ne. Tanzania.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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