Eurasian Hoopoe or the Common Hoopoe is a crow sized exotic looking bird and can be sighted near human habitation too. It has strong and broad wings that half-close at the end of each beat or short sequence of beats. Hoopoe is the national bird of Israel and one of the birds that was considered sacred in ancient Egypt.
Gujarati Name
ઘંટી ટાંકણો
Scientific Name
Upupa epops
Scientific Family
Upupidae
Status in Gujarat
Resident
IUCN Status
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