green woodhoopoe

E863234

The green woodhoopoe is a glossy, metallic-green African bird known for its long tail, curved bill, and highly social, cooperative group behavior.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
green woodhoopoe canonical 2
woodhoopoes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aves
animal
bird
species
vertebrate
activityPattern diurnal
assessedBy IUCN
billColor red
binomialName Phoeniculus purpureus
linked to: Phoeniculus
bodyColor glossy green
breedingSystem cooperative polygamy
clutchSize small clutch
commonName green woodhoopoe
red-billed woodhoopoe
conservationStatus Least Concern
diet insectivorous
distribution eastern Africa
linked to: East Africa

southern Africa
ecologicalRole insect predator
family Phoeniculidae
foragingBehavior gleaning insects from tree bark
genus Phoeniculus
groupStructure cooperative groups
habitat riverine forest
savanna
woodland
hasBodyPart curved bill
long tail
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Africa
sub-Saharan Africa
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
nestingSite tree cavities
order Bucerotiformes
phylum Chordata
plumageColor metallic green
primaryFood arthropods
rangeHabitat acacia savanna
dry woodland
reproductiveBehavior helpers at the nest
roostingBehavior communal roosting in tree holes
sexualDimorphism present
socialBehavior cooperative breeding
highly social
tailFunction display
taxonRank species
uses subject of cooperative breeding studies
vocalization loud cackling calls

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bucerotiformes hasNotableMember green woodhoopoe
Coraciimorphae hasCommonMembers woodhoopoes
linked to: green woodhoopoe
green woodhoopoe commonName green woodhoopoe