Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

About Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Hoopoes

The Eurasian 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".

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

2001-06-21

Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia

ssp. africana

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2005-12-31

Delhi - Tughlaqabad, India

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2006-03-23

Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey

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2008-07-20

Tuva - Kyzyl, Russia

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2011-01-02

Cairo, Egypt

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2011-01-07

Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia

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2011-01-09

Yabello, Ethiopia

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2013-02-14

Kaziranga NP, India

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2013-10-25

Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

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2013-11-05

Lokichar, Kenya

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2015-03-24

Los Molinos, Spain

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2015-03-24

Las Penitas, Spain

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2015-03-25

Costa Calma, Spain

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2015-03-30

Santa Marta Steppe, Spain

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2015-04-01

PN de Monfrague, Spain

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2015-04-02

Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Dirt Road, Spain

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2015-04-03

Parque del Retiro, Spain

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2016-12-29

Dubai Creek Park, United Arab Emirates

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2017-01-16

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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2025-01-31

Engikaret Lark Plains, Tanzania

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2025-02-21

Oued Massa, Morocco

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2025-02-27

Dayet Aoua, Morocco

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2025-03-05

Guadalmesi, Spain

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2025-03-07

La Janda, Spain

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2025-03-11

Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain

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2026-01-15

Mae Taeng, Thailand

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2026-01-21

Doi Lang, Thailand

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2026-01-25

Mae Hia, Thailand

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