Eurasian Hoopoes (Upupa epops), RAISE A RUCKUS & EAT A TASTY BUG!!!, family Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes, Athens, Greece
photograph by Davide Diana
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Eurasian Hoopoes (Upupa epops), RAISE A RUCKUS & EAT A TASTY BUG!!!, family Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes, Athens, Greece
photograph by Davide Diana
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Bird #76 - Eurasian hoopoe (LC)
These are one of my favourite birds! I saw one as a child and tiny me didn't realise birds could look like that (I called it a woodpecker at the time lol). They do an adorable little 'hoop hoop hoop' call which I need everyone to see (youtube link).
(It's been a long time since our last bird! this was just a little destressor in the middle of burnout but next week I'll be free!!)
A Southern yellow billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) enjoys a locust in Kruger National Park, South Africa
by Terry Carew
Bucerotiformes order
Which is the best bird?
Black-and-white casqued hornbill
Black hornbill
Green wood hoopoe
Southern ground hornbill
Eurasian hoopoe
Rufous-necked hornbill
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
For the helmeted hornbill, safety always comes first-- that's why these birds have their own 'helmets'! Males compete for females by headbutting each other in mid-air, and their heads are protected by large, bony structures called casques that protrude from the beak. In most hornbills the casque is hollow, but for the helmeted hornbill it's completely solid, making up 11% of the bird's total weight!
(Image: A male helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) by Tim Laman)
Round 3 - Reptilia - Bucerotiformes
(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)
Our next order of birds are the Bucerotiformes. This order contains the families Phoeniculidae (“wood hoopoes” and “scimitarbills”), Upupidae (“hoopoes”), Bucorvidae (“ground hornbills”), and Bucerotidae (“hornbills”).
Bucerotiformes are most known for their long, downcurved bills. Some hornbills have a hollow casque, while hoopoes have a feather crest. They are diurnal. Wood hoopoes and hoopoes hop across the ground rather than walking. They probe the ground with their long bills to feel for larvae and other fossorial insects. Hornbills cannot swallow food caught at the tip of the beak as their tongues are too short to manipulate it, so they toss it back to the throat with a jerk of the head. Bucerotiformes eat arthropods, small reptiles, frogs, and plant matter such as seeds and berries. Ground hornbills may also eat snakes, other birds, and even tortoises. They are distributed throughout Africa, Eurasia, and Melanesia.
Bucerotiformes are mainly monogamous, at least for one breeding season. Some engage in cooperative breeding, while others are territorial. Sexual dimorphism varies between species. They nest in a hole in a tree, wall, or cliff with a narrow entrance. Only the female incubates the eggs, with the male bringing her food. Some hornbill females will seal themselves into the nest cavity with a wall made of mud, droppings, and fruit pulp, leaving one narrow slot just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and eventually the chicks. This protects the nest from rivals and predators, and the mother will break down the wall once the chicks are too large to fit in the nest.
Bucerotiformes arose in the Eocene, with the groups splitting around the Early to Middle Miocene.
Do you have a favorite in Bucerotiformes?
One or more of my favorite animals is in Bucerotiformes
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I like at least one or more of these animals
I am neutral about all of these animals
I dislike all of these animals
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