Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NR
African Hoopoe*
Id (Atlas):
Upupa africana
Description (10 )
African Hoopoe
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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.
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.
 
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)... )
Listen to XC392062
African Hoopoe (Upupa africana ) [XC392062 ]
by Lynette Rudman from Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC604547
African Hoopoe (Upupa africana ) [XC604547 ]
by Nature sounds by Simply Birding from Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kenya (song)
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
Common 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 Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
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For more information about the African Hoopoe see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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