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Hoopoe Hoopoe , in bengali language it is called Mohan Chura for its beatiful feather crown Geotagged,Hoopoe,India,Upupa epops Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Hoopoe

Hoopoe , in bengali language it is called Mohan Chura for its beatiful feather crown

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting. So what does Mohan Chura mean? It means beautiful crown? Posted 11 years ago
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      saikat
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      Chura means Crown and Mohan represents a god who wears a feathered crown. Posted 11 years ago

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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
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Uploaded Nov 6, 2013. Captured Oct 27, 2013 08:32 in Mahatma Gandhi Road, Rajwada, Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holker Cloth Market, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452007, India.
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  • NIKON D3100
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.