Black-billed Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus somaliensis
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<birdfyi-bird slug="phoeniculus-somaliensis"></birdfyi-bird>The Black-billed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus somaliensis) is a bird species in the family Phoeniculidae (wood hoopoes), within the order Bucerotiformes (hornbills & hoopoes). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 29 cm and a weight of 26.5 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.
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Hakkında
The Black-billed Woodhoopoe is a slender, long-tailed bird of East African dry woodland and scrub, with glossy greenish-black plumage, a white-tipped long tail, and a short curved black bill. It ranges in the arid and semi-arid zones of the Horn of Africa from Somalia and Ethiopia to northern Kenya. It feeds on insects and larvae extracted from bark and rotting wood with its probing bill.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Kanat Açıklığı | 29,0 cm | 11.4 in |
| Ağırlık | 26,5 g | 0.93 oz |
Koruma Durumu
Davranış & Üreme
Yuvalama
Nest type: CV.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü
3-5
Taksonomi
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Takım | Bucerotiformes (Hornbills & Hoopoes) |
| Familya | Phoeniculidae (Wood Hoopoes) |
| Genus | Phoeniculus |
| Türler | Phoeniculus somaliensis |
Distribution
Black-billed Woodhoopoe has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Other species in the Phoeniculidae family