African Hoopoe, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Our guide was very excited to come across this Hoopoe on a path in Arusha National Park, as spotting them there is rare.

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Ferdy Christant

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Note that there is also a Madagascar sub species of the Hoopoe:

Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Such stunning birds, lucky you to have seen two different ones! Posted 11 years ago

Graeme Ruck

Lion

What an amazing looking bird Posted 11 years ago

The Eurasian hoopoe

The Eurasian hoopoe is the most widespread species of the genus "Upupa". It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop".

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Similar species: Hornbills

Species identified by Ferdy Christant