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Hoopoe

Order: CoraciiformesHoopoe

Family: Upupidae

1 species

HABITAT AND RANGE:

clearings of Africa and Eurasia;

DESCRIPTION:

26-30 cm; conspicuous black-tipped crest; bill long, slender, decurved; wings broad, rounded; tail square; toes long;

FOOD:

feed on terrestrial invertebrates;

BREEDING:

cavity-nesters; sexes similar; monogamous; 4-8 eggs; biparental care.

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