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Upupa epops
Striking and distinctive, easily recognized, dove-sized bird. Black and white striped, broad and rounded wings; buffy-pink chest, neck and back. It shows a long, narrow and scimitar-like curved bill, and a distinctive buffy-pink crest with black tips This crest is usually kept folded, except briefly when landing, otherwise is unfolded rarely. Tail is broad, black with a white band.
Seen at the edge of a mainly deciduous forest, right on French-Swiss border.
Most often, the Upupidae family is classified in order Bucerotiformes, with hornbills; while in the newest classification based on DNA, a separate order, Upupiformes, was created. This order includes hoopoes (fam Upupidae), wood-hoopoes (fam Phoeniculidae ) and Scimitar-bills (fam Rhinopomastidae).
Spotted on Mar 30, 2018
Submitted on Mar 31, 2018
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Six, very pretty photos....