Detailed, close-up side view of rarely-seen, wild hoopoe bird (Upupa epos) isolated outdoors, near open grassland

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Hoopoes (/ˈhuːpuː/) are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single species—Upupa epops. In fact, some taxonomists still consider all three species conspecific. Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together but split the Madagascar hoopoe.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: open grasslands at Bio-diversity Park,New Delhi,India
Photo credit: © Debashis Ghosh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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