Deep Forest Canopy
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Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

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.

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