Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Phoeniculus
Family: Phoeniculidae (Aves)
Taxon : Bird
Group : Animal
SPECIES
purpureusNOTES
A noisy restless bird which clambers around in trees in small groups. Roosts and nests in holes in trees. Eat insects and millipedes. Birds held in the hand have a foul smell. Grows to 35 cm and weighs 67 g.
AUTHORITY
(Miller,1784)Sub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: The adult birds have a bright red beak and white spots in the tail. Juvenile birds have black beaks. The legs are red
- Colour: Black
Common Name
- Green wood hoepoe
- Reb billed hoepoe
- Rooibekkalelaar
- Hoepoe
- Reb billed hoepoe
Habitat
- NOTES: An essentially arboreal species
- HABITAT NAME: Bush
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
Synonyms for Species
- Promerops purpureus
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