Common Hoopoe
Common Hoopoe · BirdGacha
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epopsAn unmistakable bird with a fan-shaped crest, bold wing stripes and a long curved bill.
3211 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 26–32 cm
- Body Mass
- 66.9 g
- Wingspan
- 44 cm
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 140).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 95).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Lionel Triboulin · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
8 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Upupa epops epops
nw Africa and Europe e to sc Russia (w of Yenisey River), nw China (Xinjiang) and nw India
- Upupa epops saturata
e Russia (e of Yenisey River) to Korea, Japan, c China and Tibet
- Upupa epops ceylonensis
c, s India and Sri Lanka
- Upupa epops longirostris
ne India to s China, Indochina and n Malay Pen.
- Upupa epops major
Egypt
- Upupa epops senegalensis
Senegal and Gambia to Somalia
- Upupa epops waibeli
Cameroon to nw Kenya and n Uganda
- Upupa epops africana
c DRCongo e to c Kenya, and s to South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Upupa epops
Which family does it belong to?
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & Africa & Oriental: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
