Upupa epops
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Fan-shaped crest that opens and closes, cinnamon with black feather tips
Wings and tail boldly barred black and white against a cinnamon-buff body
Long, slender, slightly downcurved bill used to probe soil for grubs while walking
Erratic, floppy butterfly-like flight on broad rounded wings
Soft trisyllabic "oop-oop-oop" call that gives the bird its name in both languages
Far-carrying soft repeated "oop-oop-oop"
