African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Upupa africana
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African Hoopoe Upupa africana |
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Most of these photos are probably male hoopoes; the otherwise similar female has a greyer face and breast (left lower). Note the long decurved bill for foraging for underground insects. These photos were taken in Oldonyo Sambu (top, courtesy of Frank Priscus Shirima); Yaida Valley (right 2nd row), Engikaret (right 3rd row, courtesy of Valéry Schollaert), Ngorongoro Crater (left 4th row, courtesy of Hanneke Bouwmeester), Samburu (right 4th row), Ngare Naibor (left 5th row), Tarangire (right 5th row), Tarangire (left 6th row) and Mikumi (courtesy of Per Holmen). Click the photo above to see more including above ground and ground hole nests. |
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