Hoopoe - Huppe fasciée by GiMi53
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Description
Continuing my series about the birds seen earlier this month in Fuerteventura,one of the Canary Islands:
The Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. Like the Latin name upupa, the English name is an onomatopoetic form which imitates the cry of the bird.
La Huppe fasciée (Upupa epops) est une espèce d'oiseau, l'une des trois représentantes de la famille des Upupidae et du genre Upupa.
La Huppe fasciée peuple les régions chaudes et tempérées de l'Ancien Monde.
Elle fréquente la campagne ouverte parsemée de zones de terre nue ou d'herbe rase, de préférence plantée d'arbres âgés.
Étymologie : Du latin upupa, origine onomatopéique tirée de son chant (« houp-oup-oup »), qui lui a valu son nom dans beaucoup de langues et dialectes, par exemple en anglais (hoopoe), en italien (upupa), en hollandais (weide-)hop etc. De même, elle est appelée « bout bout » dans le centre de la France. Elle est aussi nommée « pue pue » dans certaines régions, allusion à la mauvaise odeur de son nid. Le qualificatif « fascié » fait référence aux rayures noires et blanches de son plumage (huppe, ailes et rectrice).
Thank you for your comments on my previous upload :
"Spectacled Warbler – Fauvette à lunettes"
"Spectacled Warbler – Fauvette à lunettes"
Comments (20)
jayfar
A beautiful capture, these birds do sometimes make it across the Channel and can be seen in the UK.
Juliette.Gribnau
veryy pretty; lovely captured
PatGoltz
This is such a wonderful bird! I envy you being able to see and photograph it! They never come here.
ladylake
wow, what an unique bird. Thanks for sharing.
odie
wow. What a beauty. And what a privilege to have you capture this exquisite creature!
bebert
j'aurai pense que son nom venait de sa "huppe" ! c'est ce qu'on nous dsait quand on etait gamins :) belle photo
Hedepo
A very nice capture of this funny kind of birds, in Dutch its simply a "Hop" Enjoy your weekend Henk
Faemike55
Very beautiful bird
Isabelle711
He/she is a most interesting but yet very beautiful bird. :)))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
netot
This is a really fancy dressed guy!Great capture!
Feliciti
what a beautiful bird !!like his colors !!
whaleman
Wow! This one is just off the wall!
ia-du-lin
like this bird, beautiful shot
rainbows
He is a bonny bird, dear Michel. Wonderful capture, Hugs, kisses, Bisous. DiDi. xx
angora
funny name for a funny bird! love it! amazing & beautiful capture!!!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful shot of this fantastic bird, he's so pretty!!
dixievb
amazing little zebra-bird--nice shot!
GiMi53
Thank you for your comments; my next upload :
"my entry for the Sky-Pointing Contest"
clbsmiley
Very Unique!
Jay-el-Jay
A great photo of this bird with strange and distintive markings.