Forest Wood Hoopoe

Rhinopomastus castaneiceps

(Sharpe, RB, 1871)
Abubilla-arbórea Cabeciparda

Family: Phoeniculidae
Order: Bucerotiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Phoeniculus castaneiceps, Scoptelus castaneiceps, Irrisor castaneiceps.

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Records from Parque Nacional Kakum

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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The forest wood hoopoe (Rhinopomastus castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Source: Wikipedia, article Rhinopomastus castaneiceps. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.

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15/11/2006

Ghana

Ghana Central

Parque Nacional Kakum

Carmelo López Abad