Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

About Eurasian 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
2005-12-31

Delhi - Tughlaqabad, India
2006-03-23

Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey
2008-07-20

Tuva - Kyzyl, Russia
2011-01-02

Cairo, Egypt
2011-01-07

Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia
2011-01-09

Yabello, Ethiopia
2013-02-14

Kaziranga NP, India
2013-10-25

Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
2013-11-05

Lokichar, Kenya
2015-03-24

Los Molinos, Spain
2015-03-24

Las Penitas, Spain
2015-03-25

Costa Calma, Spain
2015-03-30

Santa Marta Steppe, Spain
2015-04-01

PN de Monfrague, Spain
2015-04-02

Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Dirt Road, Spain
2015-04-03

Parque del Retiro, Spain
2016-12-29

Dubai Creek Park, United Arab Emirates
2017-01-16

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
2025-01-31

Engikaret Lark Plains, Tanzania
2025-02-21

Oued Massa, Morocco
2025-02-27

Dayet Aoua, Morocco
2025-03-05

Guadalmesi, Spain
2025-03-07

La Janda, Spain
2025-03-11

Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain