Upupa epops epops (Eurasian Hoopoe (epops))

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Eurasian Hoopoe (epops)

Upupa epops epops Linnaeus, C 1758

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Classification

Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Upupidae
Genus:
   Upupa
Scientific:
  Upupa epops epops

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.117

Protonym:
Upupa Epops

Type locality:
Europe = Sweden.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/135/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
37269F30D75964BF

Avibase ID:
avibase-37269F30

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/37269F30

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 678130

Geographic range:

Upupa epops epops: breeds western Africa (eastward to Libya), Canary Islands, and central and southern Europe southward to Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel (as far southward as northern Negev), and eastward to south-central Russia (Ob–Yenisey watershed), northwestern China (Xinjiang), and northwestern India; probably this race breeding in northern, central, and eastern Arabia; wintering grounds poorly known, but western European breeders probably mainly in western Africa, while central and eastern European breeders farther eastward

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Eurasian Hoopoe (epops)
French:
Huppe fasciée (epops)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Hoopoe (epops) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Hoopoe (epops) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Hoopoe (epops) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Hoopoe (nominate) ( Upupa epops epops)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Upupa epops epops [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Upupa epops epops [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Upupa epops epops [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Upupa epops [epops or saturata]

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