Hoopoe@GarlicaBirdwatching Notes No. 10Gu— gu—* Walks on the ground to scavenge for food* Will nod its head when callingGu— gu—* Although it has a similar beak and wings, it isn't a woodpecker!(They aren't even in the same order)This is a great spotted woodpeckerThis is a hoopoeIts beak is longerLong and pointy beak
(I've only seen it twice at school, so I haven't observed some of its habits)Prominent crestRetracted crestAAAH I'VE BEEN CAUGHTIts long beak is used for digging in the ground, not pecking wood!Black-and-white striped wingsIts only sound is very short(Timbre is a little like the cuckoo)In the order Bucerotiformes, family Upupidae, genus Upupa, the hoopoe's name comes from its fan-shaped crest. Usually it scavenges on the ground, and during mating season, they build nests in holes in trees to raise their young.
* Although it has a similar beak and wings, it isn't a woodpecker!
(They aren't even in the same order)
This is a great spotted woodpecker
This is a hoopoe
Its beak is longer
Long and pointy beak
(I've only seen it twice at school, so I haven't observed some of its habits)
Prominent crest
Retracted crest
AAAH I'VE BEEN CAUGHT
Its long beak is used for digging in the ground, not pecking wood!
Black-and-white striped wings
Its only sound is very short
(Timbre is a little like the cuckoo)
In the order Bucerotiformes, family Upupidae, genus Upupa, the hoopoe's name comes from its fan-shaped crest. Usually it scavenges on the ground, and during mating season, they build nests in holes in trees to raise their young.
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