Forest wood hoopoe

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Forest wood hoopoe
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Forest wood hoopoe (bottom), illustration by Keulemans, 1892
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Phoeniculidae
Genus: Rhinopomastus
Species:
R. castaneiceps
Binomial name
Rhinopomastus castaneiceps
(Sharpe, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Scoptelus castaneiceps
  • Phoeniculus castaneiceps
  • Irrisor castaneiceps

The forest wood hoopoe (Rhinopomastus castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2024). "Rhinopomastus castaneiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T22682689A264020353. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22682689A264020353.en .