Common Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Common Hoopoe
The Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Upupidae (Hoopoes) in the order Bucerotiformes.
- Scientific name
- Upupa epops
- Family
- Upupidae (Hoopoes)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Hoopoe
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Upupa epops epops
- Upupa epops saturata
- Upupa epops ceylonensis
- Upupa epops longirostris
- Upupa epops major
- Upupa epops senegalensis
- Upupa epops waibeli
- Upupa epops africana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Upupa Epops
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe = Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.117
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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