Upupa epops (species)

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Scope note
Members of a species of crested birds found from southern Europe and Africa to southeastern Asia, the sole extant members of the family Upupidae. The birds are pinkish brown on the head and shoulders, with a long, black-tipped, erectile crest and black-and-white barred wings and tail. In the ancient Greek legend of Philomela, Tereus is a wicked king who is transformed into a hoopoe.
Upupa epops
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024