Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
- legendaris
- 92 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Crown opens like a fan, call is its own name said three times. Delivers messages in punctuation marks.
- Populasi
- 5,000,000–10,000,000 mature individuals globally (declining)
- Habitat
- Open, lightly vegetated or bare ground for foraging combined with vertical surfaces containing cavities (old trees, walls, cliffs) for nesting; found in heathland, wooded steppe, savanna, grassland, orchards, and forest glades.
- Fakta menarik
- From as young as six days old, Common Hoopoe nestlings defend the nest by hissing like snakes and shooting jets of foul-smelling faeces at intruders.
- Sebaran
- Widespread across Europe, Asia, and Africa; northern (European and north Asian) breeding populations are migratory, wintering in the sub-Saharan African Sahel, while African populations are largely sedentary year-round.
- Makanan
- Mainly ground-foraged insects and larvae (crickets, locusts, beetles, earwigs, cicadas, ant lions), preferring prey 20–30 mm long; also takes small reptiles, frogs, seeds, and berries.
- Ukuran
- 0,28 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,46 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
