Upupidae
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Upupidae is a family of distinctive birds best known for the hoopoes, which have striking crests and are found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upupidae canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bold black-and-white wing pattern
ⓘ
long decurved bill ⓘ striking erectile crest ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | hoopoes ⓘ |
| containsGenus | Upupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | foul-smelling secretion in nests ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
ground foragers
ⓘ
probe soil with bill ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known from Miocene ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland with scattered trees
ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| hasCommunication | onmatopoetic call “hoo-poo” in genus Upupa ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | habitat loss in parts of range ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Upupa africana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upupa epops NERFINISHED ⓘ Upupa marginata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partly migratory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Upupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
rock crevices
ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ walls and buildings ⓘ |
| order | Bucerotiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black-and-white wings and tail
ⓘ
rufous or cinnamon body ⓘ |
| rangeType |
Afrotropical
ⓘ
Palearctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
BirdLife International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IOC World Bird List NERFINISHED ⓘ International Ornithologists Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bucerotidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoeniculidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | cavity nesters ⓘ |
| systematicsNote | sometimes formerly placed in order Coraciiformes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Upupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vernacularName | hoopoe family ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.