Hoopoe Upupa epops   [Linnaeus, 1758]

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   Page updated:16-January-2013

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Upupidae
BTO Codes: HP, HOOPO EURING No: 8460
Number in Britain: 116 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global: (Details)
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies: epops recorded in Britain (of 8 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 44 cm Weight: M/F: 68 g    
Scientific name from: L.: upupa=the Hoopoe and Gr.: epops=the hoopoe
World Distribution: BREEDS: Europe, nw Africa, Middle East & c Asia, WINTERS: tropical Africa, s Asia
Habitat: Savanna, steppe, open woodland
Diet: Large insects, their larvae and pupae, feeds mostly on ground
TitBit: The hoopoe appears in many traditional writings, often being described as a seer or messenger of wisdom (for instance bringing wisdom to Solomon in his courting of Sheba), though Leviticus counts his flesh unclean and unfit for consumption.  

Population and Distribution

Population Trend: No population trend available
Distribution: Atlas Maps   
British Population Size:
    Passage: 116 individuals
    First Record: Greater London, 1666
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
    Summer: 830 thousand to 1.5 million pairs   (Trend in Numbers)
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I), Bern(III)
Survey Results:

Breeding and Survival

Egg Size: 26 x 18 mm Egg Weight: 4.4 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 0
Clutch Size: 7 - 8 eggs
Incubation: 15- 16 days   by the: Female
Fledging: 26 - 29days as: Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods: 1(2)
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival: No data
Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: Too few birds ringed
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Biometrics

Ring Size: C
Wing Length Adult: Insufficient Data
Juvenile: Insufficient Data
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Weight Adult: Insufficient Data
Juvenile: Insufficient Data
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Seasonal:

Other Names

 
Gaelic: Calman-cathaidh Welsh: Copog
Danish: Hærfugl Dutch: Hop
Finnish: Harjalintu French: Huppe fasciée
German: Wiedehopf Hungarian: Búbos banka
Icelandic: Herfugl Irish: Húpú
Italian: Upupa Norwegian: Hærfugl
Polish: Dudek zwyczajny Portuguese: Poupa
Spanish: Abubilla Swedish: Härfågel

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