Reference photo — Keta, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Upupidae
- Size
- 25–32 cm (length)
- Weight
- 46–89 g
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Lifespan
- 6–10 yrs
- Habitat
- Open woodland, Orchards, Grasslands
About
The Eurasian hoopoe or common hoopoe is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft “oop-oop-oop”.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.