Eurasian hoopoe

Eurasian hoopoe
Least Concern
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) (As the "common hoopoe")
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Upupidae
Genus: Upupa
Species:
U. epops
Binomial name
Upupa epops
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Distribution of Upupa species
     Eurasian hoopoe (breeding)
     Eurasian hoopoe (resident)
     Eurasian hoopoe (wintering)
     Madagascar hoopoe
     African hoopoe

The Eurasian hoopoe or common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of hoopoe. 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".

The Eurasian hoopoe is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. Some ornithologists consider the Madagascar hoopoe (U. marginata) as a subspecies. The African hoopoe, subspecies U. e. africana, has sometimes been treated as a separate species.

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