White-headed Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)
About the White-headed Wood Hoopoe
The white-headed wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. The bird's scientific species name bollei honors Carl August Bolle (1821–1909), a German naturalist and collector. Subspecies include: Phoeniculus bollei jacksoni (Hartlaub, 1858) — Ruwenzori Mountains to Sudan and Kenya Phoeniculus bollei bollei — from Liberia to the Central African Republic Phoeniculus bollei okuensis (Serle, 1949) — Cameroon (Lake Oku). Phoeniculus bollei can be found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Green Wood HoopoePhoeniculus purpureusrecording
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