Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe) - Sikkim Bird

Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date: October 15, 2014
Pic: 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.