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African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) in a tree in a South African Game Reserve.

One endemic Madagascar hoopoe bird, with a colorful plumage

Eurasian hoopoe searching food in grass (Corynephorus canescens)

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$Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is feeding his chicks which are waiting in the nest in a hole in a tree branch. Location: Danube Delta. \nThe Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării) is the second larges river delta in Europe, it is listed as a World Heritage Site. The larger part of the Delta is belonging to Romania, a smaller part to Ukraine.$

One woodpecker on the ground looking for something to eat

The striking Hoopoe, Upupa epops, a Eurasian bird with distinctive plumage, graces the outdoors of Madrid, Spain.

Hoopoe closeup on green grass background

$L 32-35 cm, WS 54-58 cm.\nBreeds in various types of woodland, both coniferous and deciduous, and in larger wooded parks.\nPrefers areas with acorns (secondarily beech nuts, hornbeam seeds), which are cached in autumn as winter food; shipments high up with crop full of acorns can extend over several kilometers.\nMostly resident, but N populations migrate S and SW in some autumns.\nVigilant and shy, difficult to approach.\nOmnivore; summer diet includes a good many eggs and young of small birds.\nNests usually in tree.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Dutch Forests and Parks.$

Small bird, its average size is 21.5 to 28.5 cm (males) and 22 to 25 cm (females). It weighs between 110 and 285 g (males) and between 150 and 265 g (females). It has a round head, without plumes and the eyes are arranged side by side, in the same plane. The eyebrows are white and the eyes are yellow. The coloration is earthy, mimetic, and may present plumage in rusty tones caused by purple earth soils (adventitious coloration). Unlike most owls, the male is slightly larger than the female and females are normally darker than males, particularly on the face. It has a smooth and silent flight. She has to turn her neck, because her big eyes are arranged side by side in the same plane. This frontal arrangement gives the owl binocular vision (it sees an object with both eyes at the same time). This means that the owl can see objects in three dimensions, that is, height, width and depth. The eyes of the burrowing owl are very large, in some subspecies of owls they are even larger than the brain itself, in order to improve its efficiency in low light conditions, better capturing and processing the available light.

Conductor his life - rare bird,hoopoe in flight, with straightened wings colored feathers

Eurasian hoopoe breeding in nest inside tree and feeding young chick. Parent bird passing food to young offspring midair. Wild animal with wings and crest landing down.

Orange African Hoopoe bird looking for insects on freshly cut grass in Northern Cape, South Africa

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