Kalmar "Phoeniculidae" tana nufin dangin ƙanana, masu launin tsuntsaye waɗanda suka fito daga Afirka. Iyalin Phoeniculidae sun haɗa da jinsi ɗaya kawai, Phoeniculus, wanda ya ƙunshi nau'in tsuntsaye takwas da aka fi sani da "wood hoopoes". Wadannan tsuntsayen sun yi fice ne saboda tsabar kudi masu lankwasa, wadanda suke amfani da su wajen kiwon kwari a cikin bawo da ramukan itace.
