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Green Wood Hoopoe  Botswana,Geotagged,Green Wood Hoopoe,Phoeniculus purpureus,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. Awesome bird! Was this in the USA? (please set the country) Posted 8 years ago

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The green wood hoopoe is a large, up to 44 cm 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.

Similar species: Hornbills
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Aug 7, 2017. Captured Aug 7, 2017 04:11 in Unnamed Road, Botswana.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/5.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO110
  • 180mm