Hoopoe (Upupidae)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - HBW 6, p. 410
French: Huppe fasciée
German: Wiedehopf
Spanish: Abubilla
Other common names: Common/Eurasian Hoopoe; African Hoopoe (africana); Madagascar Hoopoe (marginata); Ceylon/Indian Hoopoe (ceylonensis)
Taxonomy: Upupa Epops Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Madagascan form marginata widely treated as a separate species on basis mainly of distinctive territorial call. Race africana also considered a full species by some, based on varying amounts of white in wing, and other minor differences of colour pattern (possibly also between sexes), but linked to race senegalensis by intermediate race waibeli. Races saturata and ceylonensis intergrade with nominate. NW Indian Subcontinent population sometimes separated as race orientalis, but now generally regarded as inseparable from nominate; paler birds in.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Upupa Epops Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Madagascan form marginata widely treated as a separate species on basis mainly of distinctive territorial call. Race africana also considered a full species by some, based on varying amounts of white in wing, and other minor differences of colour pattern (possibly also between sexes), but linked to race senegalensis by intermediate race waibeli. Races saturata and ceylonensis intergrade with nominate. NW Indian Subcontinent population sometimes separated as race orientalis, but now generally regarded as inseparable from nominate; paler birds in S & E South Africa sometimes separated as race minor, but validity requires confirmation. Nine subspecies currently recognized.
Madagascan form marginata widely treated as a separate species on basis mainly of distinctive territorial call. Race africana also considered a full species by some, based on varying amounts of white in wing, and other minor differences of colour pattern (possibly also between sexes), but linked to race senegalensis by intermediate race waibeli. Races saturata and ceylonensis intergrade with nominate. NW Indian Subcontinent population sometimes separated as race orientalis, but now generally regarded as inseparable from nominate; paler birds in S & E South Africa sometimes separated as race minor, but validity requires confirmation. Nine subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- epops Linnaeus, 1758 - NW Africa, Canary Is and Europe E to SC Russia (Ob-Yenisey watershed), NW China (Sinkiang) and NW India.
- major C. L. Brehm, 1855 - Egypt, N Sudan and E Chad (Ennedi).
- senegalensis Swainson, 1837 - S Algeria (Ahaggar), and dry belt from Senegal E to Ethiopia and Somalia.
- epops Linnaeus, 1758 - NW Africa, Canary Is and Europe E to SC Russia (Ob-Yenisey watershed), NW China (Sinkiang) and NW India.
- major C. L. Brehm, 1855 - Egypt, N Sudan and E Chad (Ennedi).
- senegalensis Swainson, 1837 - S Algeria (Ahaggar), and dry belt from Senegal E to Ethiopia and Somalia.
- waibeli Reichenow, 1913 - Cameroon and N Zaire E to Uganda and N Kenya.
- africana Bechstein, 1811 - C Zaire E to C Kenya, and S to the Cape.
- marginata Cabanis & Heine, 1860 - N, W & S Madagascar.
- saturata Lönnberg, 1909 - SC Russia (E of R Yenisey) E to Japan, and S to C China and Tibet.
- ceylonensis Reichenbach, 1853 - plains of Pakistan and N India S to Sri Lanka.
- longirostris Jerdon, 1862 - Assam and Bangladesh E to S China, and S to N Malay Peninsula and Indochina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult singing Locality Belén, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain (ssp epops)
Brendan Marnell 31 March 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of an individual preening, perched in a tree. Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp epops)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2011 25 weeks ago 23 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging Locality Al Mamzar, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp epops)
Eric Roualet 22 February 2008 4 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
An adult with a prey on the ground, flying to the nest and giving it to a grown chick waiting inside. Locality Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp epops)
Eldert Groenewoud 5 May 2008 3 years ago 52 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a branch Locality Andújar, Jaén, Andalucia, Spain
Javier Ortas 10 September 2006 3 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp africana)
Max Roth 15 October 2000 6 years ago 24 sec 4.3
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Hoopoe feeding his female.
Locality Masovian Province, Poland
Paweł Wacławik 16 June 2006 1 year ago 4.8 -
Hi friends,This hoopoe (upupa epops) is inside of an european bee-eater comunity. He has his head leant to one side because he w
Locality Madrid, Spain
jorgerubio 5 July 2006 2 years ago 4.5 -
A bird on the branch with the insect in the beak
Locality Okavango Camp, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana
Libor Vaicenbacher 2 years ago 4.5 -
Hoopoe during his characteristic love song.
Locality Suwałki Region, Poland
Paweł Wacławik 28 May 2005 2 years ago 4.5 -
on a rock
Locality Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 25 March 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
First sighting of the season
Locality Al Ruwais, Qatar
John A Thompson 5 March 2010 2 years ago 4.4
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A male singing. Locality Forêt de Fontainebleau, France
(ssp epops)
Julien Rochefort 22 May 2007 2 years ago 4.7 -
Scolding calls Locality Barranco de Río Cabras, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
(ssp epops)
Stuart Fisher 6 March 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp longirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 34 weeks ago 3.5 -
Calling during breeding period. Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2006 2 years ago 3
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