| Eurasian hoopoe | |
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| Individual in Almora, Uttarakhand, India with a raised crown | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Upupidae |
| Genus: | Upupa |
| Species: | U. epops
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| Binomial name | |
| Upupa epops | |
Eurasian hoopoe (breeding)
Eurasian hoopoe (resident)
Eurasian hoopoe (wintering)
Madagascar hoopoe
African hoopoe
The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop".
The Eurasian hoopoe is native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. Some ornithologists consider the African and Madagascar hoopoes its subspecies.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Upupa epops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682655A181836360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682655A181836360.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.