The forest wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.
| Forest wood hoopoe | |
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| Forest wood hoopoe (bottom), illustration by Keulemans, 1892 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Phoeniculidae |
| Genus: | Phoeniculus |
| Species: | P. castaneiceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Phoeniculus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1871)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Phoeniculus castaneiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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