Hoopoe Upupa epops [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Coraciiformes
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Family: Upupidae |
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BTO Codes:
HP, HOOPO
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EURING No: 8460 | |
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Number in Britain:
116 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
epops recorded in Britain (of 8 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
27 cm
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Wingspan: 44 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 68 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: upupa=the Hoopoe and Gr.: epops=the hoopoe |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Europe, nw Africa, Middle East & c Asia, WINTERS: tropical Africa, s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Savanna, steppe, open woodland |
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Diet:
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Large insects, their larvae and pupae, feeds mostly on ground |
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TitBit:
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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. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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| Passage: 116 individuals | ||||
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First Record:
Greater London, 1666
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
830 thousand to 1.5 million pairs
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
26 x 18 mm
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Egg Weight: 4.4 g (of which 8 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
0
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Clutch Size:
7 - 8 eggs
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Incubation:
15- 16 days
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by the: Female |
Fledging:
26 - 29days
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
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Number of Broods:
1(2)
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Number Ringed:
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
C
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Wing Length
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
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Weight
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
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Other Names |
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| 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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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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