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Green Wood Hoopoe

phoeniculus purpureus

The Green Wood Hoopoe has shiny green feathers and a long, curved beak. These birds love to hop around on the ground looking for insects to eat!

Lebensraum: Tropical and subtropical forests in Africa

Aussehen

The Green Wood Hoopoe has a stunning iridescent metallic green body, often shimmering with blue and purple hues. It features a long, thin, decurved bright red bill and red legs. Its long, graduated tail helps distinguish it from similar birds.

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Green Wood Hoopoe

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

A group of Green Wood Hoopoes is sometimes called a "chatter"!

These birds often hang upside down on branches while foraging!

They use their stiff tail feathers like a prop while climbing trees.

They usually nest inside old tree cavities, like abandoned woodpecker holes.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Green Wood Hoopoes can make loud, cackling calls because of their specialized vocal cords, which helps them communicate within their groups.

Green Wood Hoopoes have strong claws and a stiff tail that helps them cling vertically to tree trunks while searching for hidden insects.

Green Wood Hoopoes have a long, slender, curved bill because of their adaptation to probe deep into bark crevices and extract insects.

Maße und Details

Länge: 34-40 cm
Flügelspannweite: 38-45 cm
Gewicht: 0.057-0.082 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Gelegegröße: 2-4
Brutzeit: 17-18 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile birds expertly find and feast on insects and other small creatures hidden in tree bark.

Hauptnahrung

beetles
larvae
termites
ants
spiders
small lizards

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

African Goshawk

Accipiter tachiro

A predator in its natural range.

depends on

Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Often uses its abandoned nest holes.

eats

Natal Snouted Termite

Macrotermes natalensis

A common food source.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

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