The Eurasian hoopoe is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa, native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa. Some taxonomists still consider all three species conspecific. Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together, but split the Madagascar hoopoe. Source: Wikipedia
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 ID:
FA2F91259125A6FA
Avibase ID:
avibase-FA2F9125
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FA2F9125
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178117
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eurasian Hoopoe (excl. Madagascar) ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eurasian Hoopoe (excl. Madagascar) ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian Hoopoe (excl. Madagascar) ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian Hoopoe (excl. Madagascar) ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian Hoopoe (excl. Madagascar) ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Hoopoe [excl. Madagascar] ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Hoopoe [excl. Madagascar] ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Hoopoe [excl. Madagascar] ( Upupa [epops or africana, excl. marginata]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Upupa [epops or marginata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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