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Hoopoe Upupa epops [Linnaeus, 1758]


	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: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A) Scarce Visitor, Has Bred
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 (Help with the New Atlas)

British Population Size:

Passage: 116 individuals

First Record: c. 1600

Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):

No habitat data from BBS

European Population Size:

Summer: 830 thousand to 1.5 million pairs Bufield, I. & Van Bommel, F. (2004) Birds in Europe. Birdlife International, Cambridge.

Population Assesment from Birds in Europe

Distribution in Europe

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: 0
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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See Also:

Wikipedia entry

State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead

Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com

Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005

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