Differences between Violet and Green Woodhoopoe mantle feathers

Authors

  • Mark I. Cooper
  • Bryan Trevor Sewell
  • Mohamed A. Jaffer

Abstract

Taxonomic status of Namibian Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus d. damarensis was determined by microscopic differences in violet and green mantle feathers. Outer iridophore diameters from Green Woodhoopoe P. p. purpureus barbules (0.22 ? 0.03 ?m, n = 244) were smaller than those from violet barbules (0.28 ? 0.04 ?m, n = 248) whereas the inner diameters were similar in both cases.

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Published

2017-09-14

How to Cite

Cooper, M. I., Sewell, B. T., & Jaffer, M. A. (2017). Differences between Violet and Green Woodhoopoe mantle feathers. Biodiversity Observations, 8, 46: 1 – 2. Retrieved from https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/BO/article/view/469

Issue

Vol. 8 (2017)

Section

Articles