The Eurasian Hoopoe is one of those birds whose name and even the Genus is named after its call. Although some lump all of the Hoopoes into one species, Clements treats the Madagascar members of the family as a separate species. So, it will be treated that way here.
The Eurasian Hoopoe nests in holes in trees and the nest is full of the bird’s feces to fend off predators.
Classification:
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Upupidae
Genus: Upupa
Species: U. epops
Photos:
Hoopoe, Upupa epops
"catch more such pics on umangdutt.blogspot.com Taken @ Thol Lake, Mehsana,Gujarat The Hoopoe (IPA: [ˈhuːpuː]) Upupa epops is a bird in the same order of often colourful near passerine birds as the kingfishers, bee-eaters, and rollers. Hoopoes are widespread in Europe, Asia and North Africa, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. They migrate from all but the southernmost part of their range to the tropics in winter. Their habitat is open cultivated ground with short grass or bare patches. They spend much time on the ground hunting insects and worms. That diet may have been among the reasons the Hoopoe is included on the Old Testament’s list of unclean birds. The Hoopoe is 25–29cm long, with a 44–48cm wingspan. This black, white and pink bird is quite unmistakable, especially in its erratic flight, which is like that of a giant butterfly. The crest is erectile, but is mostly kept closed. It walks on the ground like a starling. The song is a trisyllabic "oop-oop-oop", which gives rise to its English and scientific names. The nest is in a hole in a tree or wall. Like those of its relatives the kingfishers, the nest tends to contain copious amounts of faeces and smell very foul as a protection against predators. Nesting hoopoes are capable of squirting fecal matter at intruders."
Photo courtesy of Umang Dutt
Hoopoe (Woodpecker)
"Hoopoe (Woodpecker) checking out one of the nesting logs in my backyard. Martin"
Photo courtesy of Martin_Heigan
Ed. Note: Martin is the author of two books and has some of his photos for sale. Seen here:
"Namaqualand and the Richtersveld - Nature’s Spectacular Canvas"
"South Africa - Hidden Treasures of Nature"
Poster & Framed Canvas Prints:
Poster & Canvas Prints at Imagekind.
Poupa "Upupa Epops" Hoopoe
"Nome Comum: Poupa Nome Latino: Upupa epops Nome Inglês: Hoopoe Local: Pancas. Estuário do Tejo. Data: 2006.02.28"
Photo courtesy of jcoelho
Hoopoe
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موسمين الربيع والخريف تتغذى على النمل و الديدان الموجودة في الض
Photo courtesy of hussain al qallaf
Israel in Photos - ישראל בתמונות: Birds of Israel: Hoopoe (Upupa …
Birds of Israel: Hoopoe (Upupa epops) דוכיפת � Hoopoe (Upupa epops) דוכיפת � Hoopoe (Upupa epops) דוכיפת. Posted by ModraY at Saturday, January 03, 2009. Labels: Birds, Fauna, Tel Aviv, Upupa epops … Read more…
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Israel Picks National Bird, The Hoopoe | ISRAELITY
Known as “Duchifat” (doo-khi-faht) in Hebrew, we had our first exposure to the hoopoe through Salman Rushdie’s novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, where Haroun the protagonist gets a mechanical hoopoe bird to fly him to the Land of … Read more…
African hoopoe on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Hoopoes were not common on this trip and I never got a decent ‘natural’ photo of one. I saw this one when we first arrived at Akaukeujo rest camp, between the shopping area and the restaurant. It is eating something, but I don’t know … Read more…
Eurasian Hoopoe (100 of 100) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Larger This was the first view I ever had of a hoopoe. I’ve saved it to end my 100 birds in flight because it is, in a sense, one of my first childhood birds. One of the most memorable days in my early childhood is climbing a tree and … Read more…
