The green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) is a large, up to 44 cm (17 in) long, near-passerine 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.
Photographed Back Garden: 6/7/19
Ark
Thanks to Becky over at Life of B.
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What beautiful iridescent wings! 🙂
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One of my favorite visitors. And noisy as anything if the fancy takes them. Somewhat akin to the call of a Kookaburra
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Hello Ark. You sure do have some colorful pretty birds over there. Hugs
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Sssh! They are all grey really. I just rush out with some spray paint!
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Hello Ark. I knew you were once a hair stylist but I did not know your were a makeup artist also. 😂🤣😉 Hugs
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Ah well, tinting was part of the job as well you know, and I can still touch up a few roots or do some hilights if necessary!
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I become gently jealous of all those marvelous hoopoes and parrots and their amazing colors. They do seem to favor hotter climates, and we definitely do not have those.
These are stunning birds, and photography to match.
I am curious as to when the green wood hoopoe DOES show some green…I can see just a dab of it, in that photo–is it one of those mating color things?
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This is it …. ”beautiful plumage”.
Why they changed the name from Red Billed Hoopoe beats me.
Perhaps some ornithologist was just being ornery?
🙂
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You’ve never heard hysterics until you’ve been laughed at by a kookaburra.
But birds, no white-eyes at all this winter down here … not that I’ve seen, that’s for sure.
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Only seen a couple here too.
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what a beautiful bird, and so brilliantly photographed. Fabulous square
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Maybe it is the wood that is green. 🙂
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