Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (2)
J. David Ligon and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 16, 2012
Text last updated December 16, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Perskakelaar |
| Catalan | puput arbòria violàcia |
| Czech | dudkovec fialový |
| Dutch | Paarse Kakelaar |
| English | Violet Woodhoopoe |
| English (Kenya) | Violet Wood-hoopoe |
| English (South Africa) | Violet/Grant's Wood-hoopoe |
| English (United States) | Violet Woodhoopoe |
| French | Irrisor damara |
| French (France) | Irrisor damara |
| German | Damarabaumhopf |
| Icelandic | Fjólukappi |
| Japanese | ムラサキモリヤツガシラ |
| Norwegian | fiolettkakelar |
| Polish | sierpodudek fioletowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Zombeteiro da Damaralândia |
| Russian | Фиолетовый древесный удод |
| Serbian | Ljubičasti šumski pupavac |
| Slovak | leskláč fialový |
| Spanish | Abubilla Arbórea Violeta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abubilla arbórea violeta |
| Swedish | violett skratthärfågel/kenyaskratthärfågel |
| Turkish | Ağaç İbibiği |
| Ukrainian | Слотняк фіолетовий |
Phoeniculus damarensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1901)
PROTONYM:
Irrisor damarensis
Ogilvie-Grant, 1901. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12, p.38.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Damaraland; the types are specimens d'-n' in Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 16, 1892, p. 19, viz. Otjimbinque, Elephant Vley Ovaquenyama, Okavango River and 'Damaraland.'
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PHOENICULUS
- damarensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Violet Woodhoopoe
