Hoopoes
Upupa
The hoopoe /ˈhuːpuː/ is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all were lumped as a single species—Upupa epops.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
Common Hoopoe
speciesUpupa epops
Madagascar Hoopoe
speciesUpupa marginata
Saint Helena Giant Hoopoe
speciesUpupa antaios
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.784
Obeliscus Aegyptiacus
Athanasius Kircher · 1666 · p.70
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.314
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.929
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.669
François Le Vaillant — Histoire naturelle des promerops et des guêpiers (1807)
François Le Vaillant · 1807 · p.187
François Le Vaillant — Histoire naturelle des promerops et des guêpiers (1807)
François Le Vaillant · 1807 · p.189
Noah's Ark
Athanasius Kircher · 1675 · p.138
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.671
François Le Vaillant — Histoire naturelle des promerops et des guêpiers (1807)
François Le Vaillant · 1807 · p.184
The Secrets of Albertus Magnus on the Nature of Women and the Virtues of Herbs
Albertus, Magnus, Heiliger · 1604 · p.68
Natural Magic (Magia Naturalis)
Wolfgang Hildebrand · 1616 · p.718
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 20968.