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Upupa epops
Striking and very distinctive pigeon-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.
Observed on edges of rice fields and salt-production pans; squabbling with some sparrows. Seen close to habitations, in extreme south of Teknaf Peninsula. This area are lowlands, less densely populated than the rest of peninsula, with rather poor and salty soils. The area has some ponds, a bit of forests and big salt production (cottage industry) fields.
Spotted on Mar 12, 2019
Submitted on Mar 16, 2019
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Boy, how cool is that shot. Nice catch Zlatan. Thanks.