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Common hoopoe || Ranthambore || Dec 2016<br />
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  1. Stunning shot - I love the background colors. Posted 7 years ago

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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".

Similar species: Hornbills
Species identified by Mohammed Salman
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Uploaded May 11, 2018. Captured Dec 10, 2016 08:40.
  • SLT-A65V
  • f/6.3
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO800
  • 500mm