• Synonyms Violet or Grant's Woodhoopoe, Violet Woodhoopoe (damarensis), Violet Woodhoopoe (Violet), Violet Woodhoopoe, Violet Wood-hoopoe, Southern Violet Woodhoopoe, Southern Violet Wood-hoopoe, Damaraland Wood-Hoopoe, Violet Kakalaar
  • Old latin name for bird Irrisor damarensis, Phoeniculus granti

Violet Wood Hoopoebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Group duetting, © Paul Noakes
    Namibia
  • 3.
    Group duetting, © Paul Noakes
    Namibia
  • 4.
    Adult, duet, female, male, © Nature sounds by Simply Birding
    Namibia
  • 5.
    Group duetting, © Paul Noakes
    Namibia
  • 6.
    Call, © James Lidster
    Namibia
  • 7.
    Alarm Calls near the nest, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Violet Wood Hoopoe

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Angola and Namibia. Also Kenya

Violet Wood Hoopoe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Phoeniculus damarensis damarensisAngola and Namibia-No
Phoeniculus damarensis grantic, se Kenya-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansPerskakelaar (Pers), Perskakelaar
Azerbaijanibənovşəyi meşə şanapipiyi
Catalanpuput arbòria violàcia
Chinese紫林戴胜
Chinese (Traditional)紫林戴勝
Croatianljubičasti pupavac
CzechDudkovec stepní, dudkovec akáciový, dudkovec fialový
DanishViolet Skovhærfugl
DutchDamaraboomhop, Damara-kakelaar (damarensis), Damara-kakelaar, Damarakakelaar
Estonianpurpur-tääknokk
Finnishviolettisäihkyjä
FrenchIrrisor damara (damarensis), Irrisor damara (nominal), Irrisor damara ou I. de Grant, Irrisor damara
GermanDamarabaumhopf, Steppenbaumhopf, Damarabaumhopf (damarensis)
IcelandicFjólukappi (damarensis), Fjólukappi
ItalianUpupa arboricola violetta, Upupa boschereccia viola
Japaneseムラサキモリヤツガシラ, ムラサキモリヤツガシラ (damarensis), ムラサキモリヤツガシラ(damarensis)
Lithuanianvioletinis kopikinis kukutis
Norwegianfiolettkakelar, fiolettkakelar (damarensis)
Norwegian NynorskFiolettkakelar
Polishsierpodudek fioletowy (damarensis), sierpodudek fioletowy
PortugueseZombeteiro da Damaralândia, zombeteiro-da-damaralândia, Zombeteiro-de-Damarâlandia.
RussianФиолетовый лесной удод, Фиолетовый древесный удод (damarensis), Фиолетовый древесный удод
SerbianLjubičasti šumski pupavac (damarensis), Ljubičasti šumski pupavac
Slovakleskláč fialový (skup.), leskláč fialový
SpanishAbubilla arbórea violeta, Abubilla Arbórea Violeta (damarensis), Abubilla Arbórea Violeta , Abubilla-arbórea Violeta
SwahiliGoregore Zambarau
Swedishviolett skratthärfågel/kenyaskratthärfågel, violett skratthärfågel
TurkishAğaç ibibiği, Ağaç ibibiği (damarensis), Ağaç İbibiği (damarensis), Ağaç İbibiği
Ukrainianслотняк фіолетовий