Birds of the World
Explore Taxonomy
Order
Bucerotiformes
Family
Upupidae
Genus
Upupa
Surprise Me
Previous Masked Trogon
Next Madagascar Hoopoe

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Scientific name definitions

Steven G. Mlodinow and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published July 19, 2024

Tables and Appendices

Table 1

Adult body masses (g); range given in parentheses when available.*

Date Adult Male Adult Female Adults Combined  Location Source
March/April 70.7 ± 8.29 (51–80), n = 9 63.4 ± 5.09 (56–72), n = 7   Palearctic east to Nepal, south to north Africa Cramp 1985
May 66.9 ± 8.40 (47–74), n = 9 65.5 ± 5.75 (57–72), n = 6   Palearctic east to Nepal, south to north Africa Cramp 1985
June/July 66.9 ± 6.94 (57–80), n = 8 60.3 (57–63), n = 3   Palearctic east to Nepal, south to north Africa Cramp 1985
August/September 69.2 ± 9.32 (57–87), n = 9 64.2 ± 7.19 (55–75), n = 6   Palearctic east to Nepal, south to north Africa Cramp 1985
March/April     59.8 ± 7.52 (46–80), n = 35 Southeast Morocco Ash 1969
February/March     63.0 ± 7.64 (52–78), n = 14 Kuwait Cramp 1985
April     57.1 ± 5.25 (50–62), n = 5 Kuwait Cramp 1985
August     55.8 ± 12.5 (45–80), n = 6 Kuwait Cramp 1985
September     61.2 ± 8.44 (49–82), n = 15 Kuwait Cramp 1985
March     63.8 ± 10.2 (41– 83), n = 15 France Glutz von Blotzheim and Bauer 1980
April     61.4 ± 8.1 (41–83), n = 75 France Glutz von Blotzheim and Bauer 1980
May     64.8 ± 9.1 (45–97), n = 51 France Glutz von Blotzheim and Bauer 1980
June     63.3 ± 5.0 (52–72), n = 28 France Glutz von Blotzheim and Bauer 1980
July     61.8 ± 6.5 (53–72), n = 15 France Glutz von Blotzheim and Bauer 1980
August     67.6 ± 10.5 (53–100), n = 25 France Glutz von Blotzheim and Bauer 1980
January–December     66.2 ± 6.0, n = 194 Spain Martín-Vivaldi et al. 1999
April–July 76.6 ± 8.1, n = 1081     Switzerland Hildebrandt and Schaub 2018
January–December     57.3 (46–67.7) Southern Africa Maclean 1985
January–December 55.2 ± 2.59 (52–59), n = 5 52.0 (46–59), n = 3   Kenya/Zaire Britton 1970, Skead 1950

*Subspecies is nominate for all except Kenya/Zaire and southern Africa records, which pertain to U. e. africana.

Recommended Citation

Mlodinow, S. G. and P. Pyle (2024). Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hoopoe.02
Birds of the World

Partnerships

A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.

American Ornithological Society Audubon Panamá A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute Armonia Bolivia Aves Argentinas Avibase Aves Uruguay Birds Caribbean Bird Count India IUCN SSC Heron Specialist Group Conservación de Islas Corbidi Fundación Ñankulafkén Instituto Humboldt Lynx Malaysian Bird Report Oikonos Oriental Bird Club Ornithological Society Of The Middle East The Caucasus And Central Asia RED DE OBSERVADORES DE AVES Y VIDA SILVESTRE DE CHILE Roberts Birds Save Brasil Sociedad Ornitològica de Córdoba Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute Union Venezolana De Ornitologos