Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Hoephoep |
| Albanian | Pupëza |
| Arabic | هدهد |
| Armenian | Հոպոպ |
| Assamese | ফণিকতৰা |
| Asturian | Bubiella comñn |
| Azerbaijani | Şanapipik |
| Bangla | মোহনচূড়া |
| Basque | Argi-oilarra |
| Bulgarian | Папуняк |
| Catalan | puput comuna |
| Chinese | 戴勝 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 戴勝 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 戴胜 |
| Croatian | pupavac |
| Czech | dudek chocholatý |
| Danish | Hærfugl |
| Dutch | Hop |
| English | Eurasian Hoopoe |
| English (Kenya) | Hoopoe |
| English (Philippines) | Eurasian Hoopoe |
| English (South Africa) | Eurasian/African Hoopoe |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Hoopoe |
| Faroese | Herfuglur |
| Finnish | harjalintu |
| French | Huppe fasciée |
| French (France) | Huppe fasciée |
| Galician | Bubela común |
| German | Wiedehopf |
| Greek | Τσαλαπετεινός |
| Gujarati | ઘંટીટાંકણો |
| Hebrew | דוכיפת |
| Hindi | हुदहुद |
| Hungarian | Búbosbanka |
| Icelandic | Herfugl |
| Indonesian | Hupo tunggal |
| Italian | Upupa |
| Japanese | ヤツガシラ |
| Korean | 후투티 |
| Latvian | Pupuķis |
| Lithuanian | Kukutis |
| Malayalam | ഉപ്പൂപ്പൻ |
| Marathi | हुदहुद |
| Norwegian | hærfugl |
| Odia | ସାରଣା |
| Persian | هدهد |
| Polish | dudek |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Poupa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Poupa |
| Punjabi (India) | ਚੱਕੀਰਾਹਾ |
| Romanian | Pupăză |
| Russian | Удод |
| Serbian | Pupavac |
| Slovak | dudok chochlatý |
| Slovenian | Smrdokavra |
| Spanish | Abubilla Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Abubilla común |
| Swedish | härfågel |
| Telugu | కూకుడు పిట్ట |
| Thai | นกกะรางหัวขวาน |
| Turkish | İbibik |
| Ukrainian | Одуд євразійський |
| Zulu | umzolozolo |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure Page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Upupa Epops
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.117.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe = Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- UPUPA
- upupa
- epops
- Epops
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Scientific name definitions
Steven G. Mlodinow and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published July 19, 2024
Version: 2.0 — Published July 19, 2024
Audio from this Account
Song (Eurasian)
© Peter Boesman
Song (Eurasian)
© Miguel Rouco
Calls (Eurasian)
© Francisco Maia
Song (African)
© Scott Connop
African Hoopoe, Song.
© Peter Boesman
Possible Confusion Species: Madagascar Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa marginata</em>), Song.
© Peter Boesman
Eurasian Hoopoe, <em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops epops</em> group, song.
© Sharad Apte
Eurasian Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops epops</em>): Chick call.
© Jakub Macháň
Eurasian Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops epops</em>): Adult and young calling at nest.
© Josep del Hoyo
© Julien ROCHEFORT
© Krishnamoorthy Muthirulan
© Dale Forbes
© Peter Boesman
Eurasian Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops ceylonensis</em>): Song.
© Peter Boesman
Eurasian Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops epops</em>): Song.
© Julia Wittmann
Eurasian Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops longirsotris</em>): Call.
© Peter Boesman
Eurasian Hoopoe (<em class="SciName notranslate">Upupa epops longirostris</em>): Call.
© Matt Slaymaker
Macaulay Library Audio for Eurasian Hoopoe
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