Monday, March 13, 2017

COMMON HOOPOE

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

1009                      COMMON HOOPOE                 Upupa epops

NEPAL                    70            

Also known as European Hoopoe. 31 cm. Found in open country, cultivation, around villages and grassy alpine slopes. Fairly common, widespread resident, tend to be summer migrant in north


1 comment:

  1. not sure about the naming conventions for birds but if he fits into the "common" category bring on his uncommon friends

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