Hoopoes
Quick Facts
Scientific name: Upupa epops
Size: Approx 30cm. Wingspan approx 48cm.
Distribution: Rare visitor to the UK
Months seen: April to October
Habitat: Heathland and scrubland
Food: Invertebrates
Special features: Hoopoes have orange-brown coloured plumage with black and white striping on the wings and tail. They have a distinctive head crest which they raise briefly when landing. They have a long, narrow, downward-curving black beak which they use to probe the ground or to turn over leaves in search of invertebrates.
The Hoopoe name may possibly come from the "oop-oop-oop" call these birds make.
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