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Common Name

Eurasian Hoopoe

Alternate Names

Common Type

Hoopoe

Order

Bucerotiformes

Family

Upupidae

Genus

Upupa

Species

epops

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Iraq 1, Taiwan 1, Taiwan 2, Taiwan 3

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory seasonal movements in response to rain.

Preferred Habitat

Broadleaf forests and savannah with vegetated groun on which to forage and vertical surfaces with cavities to nest.

Distribution and Range

Europe, Asia, Africa north of the Equator

Food

Forages for insects and larvae by sticking its beak into the ground. Also takes small reptiles and plant matter.

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