Parent: Phoeniculus

└─ Phoeniculus purpureus (Green wood hoopoe)

└─── Phoeniculus purpureus angolensis

└─── Phoeniculus purpureus guineensis

└─── Phoeniculus purpureus marwitzi

└─── Phoeniculus purpureus niloticus

└─── Phoeniculus purpureus purpureus

└─── Phoeniculus purpureus senegalensis