Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: October 15, 2014Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Upupidae, Leach,
1820
Genus: Upupa, Linnaeus,
1758
Species: U. epops
Binomial name: Upupa epops, Linnaeus, 1758
Other Names: Common Hoopoe, Hudhud (Arabic name). Fapharay Chara (Nepali), Rumfun fo (Lepcha)
Special feature: Hoopoe is a national bird of
Israel and one of the birds that were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.
Hoopoe is named after onomatopoeic
sound produced by the bird: oop-oop-oop.
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