Black-billed Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus somaliensis
Least ConcernAves · Bucerotiformes · Phoeniculidae
About
The black-billed wood hoopoe is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is native to eastern Africa where it is found in wooded and scrubby areas.
Fun Fact
The black-billed wood hoopoe is very similar to the green wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) in appearance, but lacks the greenish gloss on the head and mantle and has a black beak rather than a red one, though there is sometimes a reddish tinge at the base of the beak.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Feeds on arthropods, millipedes, beetles and other invertebrates, foraging on trunks and branches by creeping along the bark, sometimes upside-down, and probing into crevices.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance