Search :   Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi  Linguistics Actual scientific name :   Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi        Old scientific name :   Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi        French name :   Moqueur       English name :   Green (Redbilled) Wood-hoopoe       Vernacular name :   Musekelampako, musekelela (Kibemba) ; musekelela (Kiluba)     Zoology Call :         Description :   Typically african bird, it is characterised by its long tail, red bill and its bottle-green and blue plumage. The largest wood-hoopoe seen in Katanga.         Habitat :   Often in groups, they are noisy and in constant movement.         Behaviour :   Move along trunks like woodpeckers, they look for their food consisting of insects by introducing their long bills under trees' bark.         Diet :           Life history :   In Katanga, nidification takes place right at the beginning of the dry season. These birds have a strong odour especially during reproduction.         Distribution in Katanga :         History, Ethnology, Sociology Interactions with humans :           Taboos :           Legends, believes, folklore :           Fishing, hunting :           Feeding :           Breeding, taming :           Uses of skin or other body parts :        Warning : This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors. The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed. We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us. +  You are in : ROOT > Vertebrata (Vertebrates) > Aves (Birds) > Upupiformes > Phoeniculidae (wood-hoopoes) Design by McArnolds Group SA | Development and code by AMESIS SPRL