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White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus
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Antutu Forest, Ghana The White-headed Woodhoopoe is distributed in Africa from Liberia in West Africa to Kenya. It is found in lowland and montane forest and secondary growth. It is usually in small groups foraging high up in the trees. |
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It has blackish plumage with
violet-green gloss and the head is buffy-white. In these photos
the head looks almost chestnut but should not be confused with
Forest Woodhoopoe P. castaneiceps which has the entire
head and neck chestnut coloured as well as having a horn-coloured
not red bill.
It feeds on beetles and other arthropods as well as small berries and seeds.
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