Violet wood hoopoe

Phoeniculus damarensis

The violet wood hoopoe is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. It looks similar to the black-billed wood hoopoe but with a red beak and a green throat. It has coppery and violet mantle feathers.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderBucerotiformes
FamilyPhoeniculidae
GenusPhoeniculus
SpeciesP. damarensis
Photographed in
Kenya
Namibia