Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
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About Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Bucerotiformes
- Family: Wood-hoopoes
The green wood hoopoe is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long 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.