Madagascan hoopoe
| Madagascan hoopoe | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Upupidae |
| Genus: | Upupa |
| Species: | U. epops |
| Subspecies: | U. epops marginata |
| Trinomial name | |
| Upupa epops marginata Cabanis & Heine, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Upupa marginata | |
The Madagascan hoopoe (Upupa epops marginata) is a subspecies of hoopoe in the Upupidae family. It is often considered as a full species (Upupa marginata), separate from the hoopoe, due to its vocalisations and small differences in plumage, but it is otherwise similar to the rest of the species.
It is endemic to Madagascar.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Upupa marginata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- ↑ Kristin, A (2001), "Family Upupidae (Hoopoes)", in Josep, del Hoyo; Andrew, Elliott; Sargatal, Jordi, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6, Mousebirds to Hornbills, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 396–411, ISBN 84-87334-30-X
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