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The ''' | The '''Israeli hoopoe''', or the '''Eurasian hoopoe''' ''(Upupa epops epops)'', is a colourful [[bird]] that is found across [[Africa|Afro]]-[[Eurasia]], notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers. | ||
It is the only living species in the family '''Upupidae'''. One insular species, the giant hoopoe of [[Saint Helena]], is recently extinct, and the [[Madagascar]] subspecies of the hoopoe is sometimes elevated to a full species. The English name is derived from Latin ''upupa'', which imitates the cry of the bird. | It is the only living species in the family '''Upupidae'''. One insular species, the giant hoopoe of [[Saint Helena]], is recently extinct, and the [[Madagascar]] subspecies of the hoopoe is sometimes elevated to a full species. The English name is derived from Latin ''upupa'', which imitates the cry of the bird. | ||
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