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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Hoopoe	Madagascar Hoopoe
Scientific Name	Upupa epops	Upupa marginata
Order	Bucerotiformes	Bucerotiformes
Family	Upupidae	Upupidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	—
Wingspan	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29.8 cm (11.7 in)
Weight	62.0 g (2.19 oz)	71.91666666666667 g (2.54 oz)
Diet	Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …	--
Clutch Size	2-12	4-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Hoopoe 28.0 cm

Madagascar Hoopoe —

Wingspan

Hoopoe 46.0 cm

Madagascar Hoopoe 29.8 cm

Weight

Hoopoe 62.0 g

Madagascar Hoopoe 71.91666666666667 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Hoopoe only

🌾 Grassland

Madagascar Hoopoe only

🏖️ Coastal

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

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Song & Call Comparison

Hoopoe

Song

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

Madagascar Hoopoe

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Geographic Range & Migration

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

Madagascar Hoopoe

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Hoopoe

Least Concern

Madagascar Hoopoe

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hoopoe

Plumage

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

Bill

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

Madagascar Hoopoe

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About These Birds

Hoopoe

The hoopoe is one of the most distinctive birds in the Old World with its striking zebra-patterned wings and extravagant crest. It is the national bird of Israel and features prominently in mythology from ancient Egypt to the Quran. Hoopoe nests produce a foul-smelling secretion that deters predators.

Madagascar Hoopoe

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