The hoopoe has a very special shape, with a phoenix crest on the top of the hoopoe. There are 9 subspecies of hoopoe. They are lively and like to roost on the ground of open supermarkets. Hoopoe was alert that the feather crown would stand up, and it looked very special.

Chinese name: Hoopoe

Latin name: Upupa epops

Alternative name : Hu\, Huapu Fan, Mountain Monk, Cockscomb Bird, Stinky Puppet

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

Domain : Chordate

Class: Birds

Order: Dharma and monks

family: hoopoe

genus: hoopoe

species: hoopoe

subtype Species: 9 subspecies

Name and date: Linnaeus, 1758

English name: Eurasian Hoopoe

English name: Hoopoe

Hoopoe according to different subspecies It is 26 to 28 cm long, with a wingspan of 42 to 46 cm and a weight of 55 to 80 grams. Head, neck and chest pale brownish chestnut. The crest is slightly darker and each feather has a black tip, with more white spots in front of the black tip of the rear feather. The chest is also stained with a light wine color; the small coverts on the upper back and wings turn to tan; the lower back and shoulder feathers are black-brown with brown-white feather tips and feather edges; the upper and lower backs are black, brown-white, Black-brown three striped spots and an incomplete white striped stripe, and the connected wide band surrounds both sides to the lower part of the wing; the waist is white; the base of the upper tail coverts is white, the end is black, and some feathers are white at the edge; tail feathers are black There is a white spot connected to an arc-shaped horizontal band from the middle of each feather to the near end. The outer side of the wings is black, turning to black-brown inward, the middle and large coverts have brownish-white proximal transverse spots, the primary flight feathers (except the first) have a row of white transverse spots at the proximal end, and the secondary flight feathers have 4 rows White horizontal spots, tertiary flight feathers mixed with brown-white diagonal stripes and feather fringes. The abdomen and both flanks turn from pale grape brown to white with brown vertical stripes, and the coverts below the tail are all white. Iris brown to reddish-brown; bill black with pale lead purple base; feet lead black.

The juveniles are paler on the top and browner on the underparts.

Size measurement: body weight ♂53～81g, ♀55～90g; body length ♂266～312mm, ♀245～300mm; mouth peak ♂47～59mm, ♀43～56mm; wings ♂140～158mm , ♀136～157mm; tail ♂95～124mm, ♀90～110mm; tarsal ♂18～27mm, ♀20～25mm (common subspecies). [2]

(Note: ♂male; ♀female)

More alone or paired activities. It often walks slowly on the ground, foraging while walking, and when frightened, it flies up a branch or a certain distance and then falls to the ground. When flying, its wings flap slowly and move forward in waves. When resting or foraging on the ground, the feather crest is opened and shaped like a fan, and it is immediately attached to the head when it is startled. The temperament is more docile and not afraid of people. The sound is like 'flutter-flutter-flutter', thick and low. During the call, the crown feathers rise, swirl and fall down. With the call, the feather crown rises and falls together. When the call is made, the throat and neck are elongated and bulged, the head is stretched forward, and the head is constantly nodding while walking.

Mainly with Hiptera, Orthoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera insects and larvae, such as locusts, mole crickets, stone flies, scarabs, worms, jumping cockroaches, moths and butterflies They feed on larvae and adults, as well as other small invertebrates such as worms. Foraging mostly on forest edge grasslands or cultivated land, often inserting long mouths into the soil to feed.

Hoopoe likes open and wet ground, and hoopoe in the wild like to use their long mouths Flipping on the ground to find food. With their movements, the phoenix crowns and feathers on the top of their heads will also rise and fall together.

Hoopoe often walks slowly on the ground, foraging while walking, and when frightened, it flies up a branch or a certain distance and then falls to the ground. When flying, the wings flap slowly and move forward in waves. When resting or foraging on the ground, the feather crest is opened and shaped like a fan, and it is immediately attached to the head when it is startled. The temperament is more docile and not afraid of people.