Bird

Common hoopoe

Upupa epops

हिन्दी: हुदहुद

IUCN: Least Concern

Hoopoe with a cinnamon crest and black-and-white barred wings on the ground

Scientific name: Upupa epops
Hindi name: हुदहुद
Family: Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 28 cm

A crowned bird that probes the lawn for grubs.

Spot it Pinkish-cinnamon with bold black-and-white bars on the wings and a fan-shaped crest.
Home Open ground: lawns, fields and dry woodland.
Food web Probes the soil with a long curved bill for grubs, beetles and insect larvae.
Why it matters Eats grubs that damage roots of grass and crops.

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