Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis
Black-billed Woodhoopoe, Lake Ziway, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

The Black-billed Woodhoopoe is distributed in the Horn of Africa where it is found in semi-arid bush and woodland up to 2,100 metres. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.
Black-billed Woodhoopoe, Lake Shalla, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image Despite the English name, the bill colour is not necessarily all black as in photo 1. Photo 2 shows a black bill with a red base.

It forages for arthropods moving up and down tree trunks probing into crevices with its long curved bill.
Black-billed Woodhoopoe, Lake Shalla, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
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