Eurasian Hoopoe, 3/16/2012

I and two of my birding friends stopped by the Youth Center, when we were on our way to photograph a Goosander, and found three to four Eurasian Hoopoes, more than last time we visited the Youth Center. This group of Hoopoes is still waiting for a warmer day to migrate back north.








Enjoying sand-spa






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Chinese name:	戴勝
English name:	Eurasian Hoopoe, Hoopoe
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Upupa epops
Order:	Upupiformes
Family:	Upupidae
Species status:	Subspecies
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Transit bird in Taiwan
Frequency of appearance:	Rare in Taiwan
Foods:	Worms, lizards, insects
Habitat:	Grasslands, dry farm fields
Altitude:
Behavior:	Appear alone or in group
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: About 30 cm long, with long slim bended bill, light brown bill base, blackly brown bill end, yellowy brown crown on head top with black color at the end of the crown, dark or light brown color in the neck, breast and back areas, light white belly, black and white interleaved wings and tail, black feet, same with male and female.
Breeding places:	Afro-Eurasia, and appear all year round in south China and Kinmen County
Migration destinations:	Move south in Winter, some stay in Taiwan area between late Febrary and early April
Time photographed:	3/16/2012
Location found:	Jinshan District, New Taipei City
Sources:	Internet
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Other Eurasian Hoopoe post(click to view).