Eurasian Hoopoe

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Eurasian Hoopoe
Latin: Upupa epops
Other: Huppe fasciée
Family: Upupidae • Hoopoe

Photo: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009

In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy the Hoopoe gets its own order, Upupiformes. Otherwise it falls into Coraciiformes, the same general grouping as Rollers, Kingfishers and Bee-Eaters.

A great looking crested bird - I saw several in my stay in the Danube Delta and recently one in the local park.