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Phoeniculidae
(redirected from Woodhoopoe)

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Noun1.Phoeniculidae - wood hoopoes
family Phoeniculidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Coraciiformes, order Coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
genus Phoeniculus, Phoeniculus - type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae
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Green woodhoopoes, a South African bird, live together in gangs of up to 12 and "rival groups often engage in raucous vocal displays, akin to opposing football supporters chanting at one another", the university said.
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Green woodhoopoes, which originate from South Africa, live together in gangs of up to 12 and "rival groups often engage in raucous vocal displays, akin to opposing football supporters chanting at one another", the university said.
Earwig-oh, earwig-oh: birds 'behave like football fans' by AFP / AFP European Edition
Green woodhoopoes, which originate from South Africa, live together in gangs of up to 12 and "rival groups often engage in raucous vocal displays, akin to opposing football supporters chanting at one another", the university said.
Earwig-oh, earwig-oh: birds 'behave like football fans' by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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