Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Hoopoes (Upupidae) · Bucerotiformes (Bucerotiformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Common Hoopoe with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | 3 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | 3 |
| Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla | 3 |
| Tawny Owl Strix aluco | 2 |
| White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura | 1 |
Family
Hoopoes () are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers which can be raised or lowered at will. Two living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years both extant species were lumped as a single species—Upupa epops. In fact, some taxonomists still consider the species to be conspecific.
Order
Bucerotiformes is an order of birds that contains the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes. These birds were previously classified as members of Coraciiformes. The clade is distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia.