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Dinner time! A common hoopoe with a catch, at the end of the day. Shot taken at Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. Birds,Canon,Contest,Hoopoe,India,Moment,Upupa epops,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge

Dinner time!

A common hoopoe with a catch, at the end of the day. Shot taken at Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India.

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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
Species identified by swaroopsingharoy
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Uploaded Dec 4, 2015. Captured Apr 13, 2015 04:14.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO640
  • 400mm