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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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 1 year ago 23 sec 4.3 -
Two birds foraging on the ground. Locality Ampijoroa Forest Station, Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (ssp marginata)
Paul Clarke 2 October 2011 45 weeks ago 32 sec 4.2 -
A close view of a bird feeding on a caterpillar Locality Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp epops)
Pere Sugranyes 30 April 2006 5 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
A bird in its wintering headquarters Locality Las Norias de Daza, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2013 11 weeks ago 52 sec 4 -
Combing its feather Locality Ocean Park, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Terence S K LAI 24 January 2013 16 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
feeding compilation at slow motion Locality Forêt de Fontainebleau, France
Robert Mouchard 9 June 2012 24 weeks ago 2 min 18 sec 4
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Shows his crest
Locality Sealine Beach Resort, Mesaieed, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 8 April 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
Common Hoopoe
Locality Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
Subramanya_CK 3 years ago 4.3 -
Perched, dorsal view.
Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp epops)
Fran Trabalon 18 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
Territorial confrontation.
Locality Daan Viljoen Game Park, Khomas Region, Namibia (ssp africana)
Fran Trabalon 4 November 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult
Locality Kotu Sewage Ponds, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp senegalensis)
Paul Cools 4 February 2012 27 weeks ago 4.2 -
Bird resting a few seconds while foraging
Locality Tenerife, Canary Islands (ssp epops)
Nicole Bouglouan 7 November 2011 1 year ago 4.2
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A male singing. Locality Forêt de Fontainebleau, France
(ssp epops)
Julien Rochefort 22 May 2007 3 years ago 4.8 -
Scolding calls Locality Barranco de Río Cabras, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
(ssp epops)
Stuart Fisher 6 March 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp longirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Calling during breeding period. Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2006 3 years ago 3
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