Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Category: Iconic Birds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Wikipedia

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 200 safari areas across 13 countries and 3 regions.

• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 12 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 10 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 10 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 9 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 8 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 8 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 8 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 8 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 8 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 8 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 6 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 5 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 5 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 5 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 5 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 5 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 5 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 5 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 5 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 5 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 5 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 5 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 5 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 5 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 5 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 5 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 5 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 5 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 4 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 4 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 4 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 4 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 4 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 4 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 3 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 3 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 3 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 3 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 3 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 3 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 3 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 3 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 3 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 3 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 3 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 3 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 3 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 3 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 3 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 3 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 3 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 3 records
• Northern Savanna & Cross-Border Wildlife, Ghana - 3 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 3 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 3 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 3 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 3 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 2 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 2 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 2 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 2 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 2 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 2 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 2 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 2 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Masvingo & Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Masvingo & Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Masvingo & Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Northern Savanna & Bénoué Basin, Cameroon - 2 records
• Northern Savanna & Bénoué Basin, Cameroon - 2 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 2 records
• Northern Savanna & Cross-Border Wildlife, Ghana - 2 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 2 records