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Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
(U. e. epops)
| Armenian Name: | Հոպոպ |
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See Plate 37 for Eurasian Hoopoe and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 26-28 cm, Wing Span:42-46 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 194. |
| Description: | Long decurved bill and large crest. |
| Adult: | Boldly-banded black and white flight feathers and tail. Pink-orange head and mantle, slightly paler on throat and breast. Crest tipped with black. |
| Juvenile: | Duller; off-white bands on wings and tail, and lacks pink below. |
| Behavior: | Often walks on ground with crest fanned. Flight is slow and bounding with deep wingbeats. |
| Habitat: | Widespread from semidesert to mountain steppe. |
| Food: | Invertebrates (especially beetle larvae), small vertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of stems, feathers, and wool in cavity of tree, wall, or stone pile; burrow in sand or clay bank. |
| Eggs: | 26 mm, 5-9, olive-green. |
