• Synonyms White headed Woodhoopoe, Buff-headed Wood-Hoopoe, Buff-headed Woodhoopoe, White-headed Woodhoopoe, White-headed Kakalaar, Buff-headed Wood Hoopoe, White-headed Wood-Hoopoe
  • Old latin name for bird Irrisor bollei

White-headed Wood Hoopoebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 3.
    Call, © Pritam Baruah
    Rwanda
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 5.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 6.
    Call, © Josh Engel
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 7.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 8.
    Call, © Sander Bot
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-headed Wood Hoopoe

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

White-headed Wood Hoopoe subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Phoeniculus bollei bolleiLiberia to Central African Republic-No
Phoeniculus bollei jacksonie DR Congo to s Sudan and c Kenya-No
Phoeniculus bollei okuensiss Cameroon-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniağbaş meşə şanapipiyi
Catalanpuput arbòria carablanca
Chinese白头林戴胜
Chinese (Traditional)白頭林戴勝
Croatianbjeloglavi pupavac
Czechdudkovec bělolící, Dudkovec belolící
DanishHvidhovedet Skovhærfugl
DutchWitkopkakelaar, Witkopboomhop
Estonianmask-tääknokk
Finnishvalkopääsäihkyjä
FrenchMoqueur à tête claire, Irrisor à tête blanche
GermanWeißkopf-Baumhopf, Weißmasken-Baumhopf, Weißmaskenhopf
Hungarianfehérfejű kúszóbanka
IcelandicHærukappi
ItalianUpupa arboricola testabianca, Upupa boschereccia testabianca
Japaneseカオジロモリヤツガシラ
Kazakhақбас ағаш бәбісегі
Lithuanianbaltagalvis kopikinis kukutis
Norwegianhvithodekakelar
Norwegian NynorskKvithovudkakelar
Polishsierpodudek bialoglowy, sierpodudek białogłowy
Portuguesezombeteiro-de-cabeça-branca
RussianБелоголовый лесной удод, Белоголовый древесный удод
SerbianBeloglavi šumski pupavac
Slovakleskláč bielohlavý
SpanishAbubilla Arbórea de Cabeza Blanca, Abubilla-arbórea Cabeciblanca, Abubilla arbórea cabeciblanca
SwahiliGoregore Kichwa-cheupe
SwedishVithövdad skratthärfågel, vithuvad skratthärfågel
TurkishAk Başlı İbibik, Ak başlı ibibik
Ukrainianслотняк білоголовий