Eurasian hoopoe: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian hoopoe lives – recorded in 89 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Upupa epops
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	89 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Bucerotiformes
Family	Upupidae

Where does the Eurasian hoopoe live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian hoopoe in 89 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa, Hefei.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Eurasian hoopoe endangered?

The Eurasian hoopoe’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian hoopoe?

The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a bird in the order Bucerotiformes and the family Upupidae, genus Upupa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian hoopoe

The Eurasian hoopoe or common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of hoopoe. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop".

The Eurasian hoopoe is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. Some ornithologists consider the Madagascar hoopoe (U. marginata) as a subspecies. The African hoopoe, subspecies U. e. africana, has sometimes been treated as a separate species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian hoopoe (revision 1376414873), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25247 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).