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Hoopoes (/ˈhuːpuː, ˈhuːpoʊ/) are
colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe,
notable for
their distinctive "crown" of
feathers which can be...
- Some
ornithologists consider the
African and
Madagascar hoopoes its subspecies. The
Eurasian hoopoe was
formally described in 1758 by the
Swedish naturalist...
- The
African hoopoe differs from the
Eurasian hoopoe in
having plumage which is deep
rufous rather than pale
sandy buff. The
African hoopoes most common...
- the
hoopoe and the wood
hoopoes is also
supported by the
shared and
unique nature of
their stapes. The wood
hoopoes most
resemble the true
hoopoes with...
- in the past,
given that
hoopoes in
general occupy gr****lands and open woodlands. In such an environment, the
Saint Helena hoopoe could have been a predator...
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member of the
family Phoeniculidae, the wood
hoopoes, and was
formerly known as the red-billed wood
hoopoe. In 1784 the
English illustrator John Frederick...
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order of
birds that
contains the hornbills,
ground hornbills,
hoopoes and wood
hoopoes.
These birds were
previously classified as
members of Coraciiformes...
- The
greater hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes) is a p****erine bird
which is a
breeding resident of arid,
desert and semi-desert
regions from the Cape Verde...
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their close relatives the
ground hornbills) are
allied with the
hoopoes and wood-
hoopoes.
Hornbills show
considerable variation in size and colors. The...
- The
forest wood
hoopoe (Phoeniculus castaneiceps) is a
species of bird in the
family Phoeniculidae. It is
found in Cameroon,
Central African Republic,...
