African Hoopoe (Upupa africana)

Family
Upupidae (Hoopoes)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bechstein, 1811

Habitat
Open woodlands, forest edges, groves and thickets, especially in river valleys and parks and gardens.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B), Botswana (B), Burundi (B), Congo (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Kenya (B), Lesotho (B), Madagascar (B), Malawi (B), Mozambique (B), Namibia (B), Rwanda (B), South Africa (B), Swaziland (B), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B), Uganda (B), Zambia (B), Zimbabwe (B).

Vagrant to Seychelles.

Central Zaire east to central Kenya, and south to the Cape.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Large insects, including their larvae and pupae. Also reptiles and amphibians.

Voice
A low, far-carrying, mellow 'oo-oo-oo' song. Cawing in contact.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (59)...)

African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) [XC153911]
by Jeremy Hegge from Monte Christo, Joe's place, Namibia (song)

African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) [XC600641]
by Tony Archer from Fleurdal, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (call)

Nest
In a hole of a tree, but occasionaly in a hole in a building or wall, sometimes lined with grass.

Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 7 - 8
Color: greyish-olive, marked with pores.

Subspecies
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) and African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Upupa epops, but Madagascar Hoopoe (Upupa marginata) has been split from this taxon following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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