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	Medieval Bestiary : Hoopoe
		The hoopoe is said to be a filthy bird that collects human dung and builds its nest with it, and eats bad-smelling excrement.
		Children should follow the example of the hoopoe and care for their parents when they are old, as their parents cared for them.
		The illustrations of the hoopoe usually show a crested bird, often with young birds grooming it.
	bestiary.ca /beasts/beast243.htm (234 words)

	Hoopoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hoopoe Upupa epops is in the same order of often colourful near passerine birds as the kingfishers, bee-eaters, and rollers.
		However, in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, the Hoopoe is separated from the Coraciiformes as a separate order, the Upupiformes.
		Hoopoes are widespread in Europe, Asia and North Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hoopoe (310 words)

	AllRefer.com - hoopoe (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		Hoopoes measure from 10 1/2 to 12 in.
		The bad odor comes from a combination of putrefying excrement, which the bird does not trouble to remove, and from defensive musty-smelling secretions released from the preen gland of the female when she is disturbed.
		Hoopoes and woodhoopoes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Coraciiformes, family Upupidae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/hoopoe.html (376 words)

	'Nisarg' - Hoopoe Who?
		And so it was the Butt the Hoopoe flew Haroun over the ocean of the streams of story and through many magical lands, telling tales that no one had heard or told before....
		Hoopoes are usually found in open areas on the outskirts of patches of vegetation or habitation.
		Hoopoes are found in almost all parts in Asia, even in cities and towns where there are a few open spaces left.
	members.tripod.com /~cywen_nisarg/wildlife/wildlife4.html (1057 words)

	Hoopoe
		Hoopoes are strikingly beautiful birds, with fl and white striped wings and tail.
		When a bird of prey flies overhead while the hoopoe is on the ground, the hoopoe flattens itself, spreads out its wings and tail and raises its beak to defend itself.
		The young hoopoes hatch in three to four weeks and are born naked and helpless.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Hoopoe.asp?i_id=536 (415 words)

	British Garden Birds - Hoopoe
		The Hoopoe is a little smaller than a Collared Dove and is a scarce but regular passage migrant in the spring and autumn, with about 100 birds visiting each year, usually along the south and east coasts but can literally appear anywhere.
		Jays are sometimes incorrectly identified as Hoopoes by novice birdwatchers, because Jays are a similar size and colour, have broad, rounded wings, and can raise their crown feathers into a slight crest.
		Hoopoes feed on spiders, snails, insects and their larvae that they find either on the surface of the ground or by probing into the ground with their long bill.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/hoopoe.htm (350 words)

	The Hoopoe, Upupa epops - a colourful bird.
		On the wing the hoopoe provides a dazzling effect recalling an erratically flitting butterfly, wings alternately slowly spreading and closing, exposing and concealing fl and white barring.
		These climbs were followed by sudden swoops which the hoopoe neatly avoided, causing the merlin to perform yet another long climb to gain sufficient height.
		But the anticipation of several flying young was unfulfilled: one young hoopoe was taken by a sparrowhawk and at another locality both young and one adult was apparently killed by a fox.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/hoopoe.asp (668 words)

	Hoopoe page
		The Hoopoes are a small Old World family of two or three species (see below) of similar birds.
		Both hoopoes and flickers appear superficial to be birds of the trees (and both nest in tree cavities), but each spend most of their foraging time on the ground, probing the leaf-litter.
		Hoopoes are exotic in appearance, but they are open-country birds -- birds of savanna and broken woodlands -- and do not occur in dense jungle (e.g., absent from rain forests of the Congo basin).
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/hoopoes.html (797 words)

	Birds in the Quran: Hoopoe
		Hoopoes (hud-hud) are usually found in open areas far away from the patches of vegetation or habitation.
		The hoopoe walks with quick steps, bobbing its head in time with the steps and pausing to probe with its long bill in the ground and in crevices, in search of large arthropods and small vertebrates.
		Hoopoes (hud-hud) are found in almost all parts of Asia, even in cities and towns where there are few open spaces left.
	www.irfi.org /articles/articles_51_100/birds_in_the_quran.htm (1251 words)

	Hoopoe
		Hoopoes inhabit forested areas and grasslands and make their nests in tree holes, walls, and rock crevices, or even in the ground.
		Hoopoes feed on the ground, searching for insects or lizards, and as they walk, their head bobs back and forth.
		Hoopoes are fast runners and talented flyers and are easily able to elude birds of prey.
	www.wildinfo.com /facts/Hoopoe.asp?page=/facts/Hoopoe.asp (471 words)

	Hoopoe page
		Both hoopoes and flickers appear superficial to be birds of the trees (and both nest in tree cavities), but each spend most of their foraging time on the ground, probing the leaf-litter.
		Hoopoes are exotic in appearance, but they are open-country birds -- birds of savanna and broken woodlands -- and do not occur in dense jungle (e.g., absent from rain forests of the Congo basin).
		And so there you have an image of the hoopoe, evading the trained falcons as it searches for a vicar's garden in which to take a dust bath before probing the refuse-heap....
	montereybay.com /creagrus/hoopoes.html (797 words)

	Woodhoopoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The woodhoopoes are related to the kingfishers, rollers and hoopoe.
		However, they differ in that they have metallic plumage, often blue, green or purple, and lack an erectile crest.
		They are more gregarious than the Hoopoe, and can often be seen in small groups.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wood_hoopoe (131 words)

	Charliesbirdblog: Hoopoe, Safa Park, Dubai, UAE, May 10 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hoopoes are common migrants throughout the eastern Gulf Emirates and States, and are found commonly in parks and gardens - and even feed on the many grassed central reservations that have appeared as road use has developed throughout the region.
		The Hoopoes shown here were part of a spectacular fall of migrants throughout the region, and there were at least 40 scattered in small groups on the grass lawns throughout the Park.
		The first few photographs were taken in the mid-afternoon, the last ones - of four different Hoopoes "dust-bathing" - were taken in the small "Birds Sanctuary" within the park, where up to twelve Hoopoes were seemingly preparing to roost towards dusk.
	www.charliesbirdblog.com /~charlie/hoopoesDXB/hoopoesDXB.html (191 words)

	African Hoopoe, Upupa africana
		The African Hoopoe is distinguished from the Eurasian Hoopoe by the colouring of the male (the females are similar).
		The male African Hoopoe is a richer cinnamon colour above, lacks the subterminal white band on the crest and has all fl primaries.
		The African Hoopoe isn't a sociable bird and is generally found either singly or in pairs (occasionally small loose flocks are seen during the migration season).
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /hoopoe-a.htm (231 words)

	hoopoe
		The hoopoe is the sole member of its family, the Upupidae.
		The wings and tail are banded with fl and white, and the rest of the plumage is buff-coloured.
		The hoopoe is found throughout southern Europe and Asia down to southern Africa, India, Malaya.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008320.html (289 words)

	Hoopoe Profile - Animal Life
		The hoopoe have a beautiful striped crest atop their heads that rises when they sense danger, and their backs are also striped.
		The hoopoe was loved by the Egyptians and is found in their mythology adorning the sceptre of the god Horus, symbolizing happiness.
		The legend in Islam shows that the hoopoe smells foul because it carries the dead on its head, which is why it is forbidden to kill one.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art12743.asp (378 words)

	Hoopoe Algarve Portugal
		The Hoopoe was the first bird to come to the King and to take the message and deliver it safely.
		Hoopoes measure from 27 to 30 cm (10 1/2 - 12 in.) bill to tail.
		And the Hoopoe flew into the trap to admire itself in the mirror and was caught.
	casarosa.net /Hoopoe.htm (900 words)

	mikebirdart - hoopoe
		HOOPOE 2001 (knifework acrylic on 18mm MDF, 620x555mm)
		This particular work was inspired by a rustic view in the south of France, hence the Cézanne-esque buildings in the background.
		Without being consciously aware at the time, I believe this to be the forerunner of my current brushwork, concentrating more on the surrounding environment and creating more of an illustration than a bold colour statement.
	basic1.easily.co.uk /05700B/044004/hoopoe.html (154 words)

	The Hoopoe (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Hoopoe is somewhat smaller in size than a pigeon, and has pale, yellow-brown feathers.
		King Solomon is connected with an affair concerning the crest of a Hoopoe.
		The Hoopoe was the first bird to come to the King and to take the message and deliver it safely.
	www.landowne.org /rc/ho.html (162 words)

	Children's Books by Idries Shah - Hoopoe Books
		Hoopoe Books is an imprint of The Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (ISHK), an Educational 501c(3) non-profit organization.
		Hoopoe Books will donate all the proceeds from your purchase to this project.
		All of the Hoopoe titles were selected to be included in the multicultural libraries at Chicago’s magnet cluster schools
	www.hoopoekids.com (1705 words)

	Islam Online- Health & Science Section (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For example in English it is ‘hoopoe’, in Persian and Urdu it is “hud”.
		Hoopoes are usually found in open areas far away from patches of vegetation or habitation.
		The hoopoe prefers the ground to the sky, and does not build its nest in trees.
	www.islamonline.net /English/Science/2002/09/article11.shtml (1340 words)

	BirdForum - Who Ate Hoopoe?
		Butnow all that remains of the bird is a pile of feathers.
		Hoopoes are great birds to see but hardly mega rarities in the UK.
		Hoopoes were described as 'orange' and (as in the article) were said to hail from the Sahara (well I suppose they probably pass through on migration).
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=14897 (1893 words)

	Hoopoe Safaris - Tanzania
		Hoopoe was originally founded in 1988 in Tanzania, and now has offices in Arusha, London and Nairobi.
		Peter Lindstrom was born and raised in East Africa and speaks the Swahili language fluently.
		Hoopoe is a first class operator of mobile tented camps offering three levels of experience, from luxury tents on private sites to more basic ones using public campsites, and have a UK office"
	www.adventuresafaris.com /Operators/hoopoe.htm (714 words)

	hoopoe on Encyclopedia.com
		HOOPOE [hoopoe], common name for a shy, solitary, Old World woodland bird, Upupa epops.
		The Hutchinson Encyclopedia 01-01-1999 hoopoeThe hoopoe is the sole member of its family, the Upupidae.
		With its orange-pink body plumage, boldly striped wings and tail, and huge, erectile crest, it is an unmistakable bird.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/h1/hoopoe.asp (571 words)

	Hoopoe Algarve Portugal
		Since moving to Portugal, the hoopoe has definitely become our favourite bird here at Casa Rosa and every spring we have been lucky enough to have a pair of hoopoes nesting on the bistro terrace.
		Hoopoes measure from 27 to 30 cm (10 1/2 - 12 in.) bill to tail.
		And the Hoopoe flew into the trap to admire itself in the mirror and was caught.
	www.casarosa.net /hoopoe.htm (948 words)

	Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes
		Sadly, the Hoopoe Lark is now critically endangered in Israel due to a combination of extensive agricultural and recreational use in former breeding areas, as well as the use of large tracts of desert for military training purposes.
		In this quiet apparently undisturbed corner, the larks seem to be doing well and retain a fragile foothold after the steady decline in numbers that we've witnessed over the last ten years.
		This gallery of thumbnails was taken on the 7th of March in the Hiyyon Plains where the haunting sounds of Hoopoe Larks filled the crystal clear desert air for much of the morning.
	www.birdingisrael.com /birdNews/inFocus/hoopoeLark (284 words)

	Hoopoe (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The hoopoe was believed to have wonderful medicinal powers and was called the "Doctor Bird" by the arabs.
		Because it is almost the size of a hoopoe and somewhat suggestive of it in its golden plumage, the lapwing was used in the early translations of the Bible instead of hoopoe.
		It must be put on record, however, that where no superstition attaches to the hoopoe and where its nesting habits are unknown and its feeding propensities little understood, as it passes in migration it is killed, eaten and considered delicious, especially by residents of Southern Europe.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/4413 (551 words)

	Grimm / Tale 173
		The hoopoe drove his cattle on to high barren hills, where the wind plays with the sand, and his cows became thin, and got no strength.
		When it was evening, and the shepherds wanted to drive their cows homewards, the bittern could not get his together again; they were too high-spirited, and ran away from him.
		The hoopoe, however, could not even get his cows up on their legs, so faint and weak had they become.
	www.ucs.mun.ca /~wbarker/fairies/grimm/173.html (202 words)

	wood hoopoe -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Collectively, the 10 families of the order are almost worldwide in distribution in temperate and tropical areas, with the greatest number and diversity in the warmer parts of the African, southern Asian, and Papuan areas.
		Some wood hoopoes forage in conspicuous, noisy bands of five to 10 individuals.
		The acrobatic, climbing activity of a band is sometimes interrupted when the birds of a whole party bow and sway their bodies, pump their tails up and down, and join in a chorus of chattering...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077395 (772 words)

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